South Carolina House Bill 3139 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-27 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "south Carolina Equal Pay For Equal Work Act", By Adding Chapter 12 To Title 41 So As To Prohibit On The Basis Of Sex The Paying Of Wages To Employees Of One Sex At A Lesser Rate Than The Rate Paid To Employees Of The Opposite Sex For Comparable Work In Jobs Which Require The Same Or Essentially The Same Knowledge, Skill, Effort, And Responsibility; To Provide Definitions, Exceptions, And Prohibit Specific Employer Actions With Regard To These Requirements; And To Provide Administrative And, Where Applicable, Judicial Remedies For Violations.

SC Equal Pay for Equal Work Act

Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Rep. Wendy Brawley [D]	Rep. William Clyburn [D]	Rep. Shedron Williams [D]
Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. JA Moore [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moore
2019-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan
2019-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-01-08	House	Introduced and read first time
2018-12-18	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2018-12-18	House	Prefiled

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3139&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3139_20181218.htm