SC H4043 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 19-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 18 2012 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-06-06 - Read second time
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Provide That An Employer May Confidentially Notify The Department Of Employment And Workforce When A Prospective Employee Fails A Drug Test Required By The Employer As A Condition Of Employment If The Prospective Employee Is Receiving Unemployment Benefits, To Provide The Department Shall Suspend The Benefits Of A Person Who, While Receiving Benefits, Fails A Drug Test Taken As A Condition Of An Application For Employment, To Provide The Department May Not Restore These Suspended Benefits Until The Person Has Successfully Completed A Certain Drug Treatment Program And Passed A Drug Test, To Provide The Department May Not Provide Or Restore Retroactively A Benefit To A Person For A Period In Which His Benefits Are Suspended Under This Section, To Provide The Department Shall Develop A Consent Form That An Employer May Use To Obtain The Consent Of A Prospective Employee To Give The Department The Results Of A Drug Test Required By The Employer As A Condition Of Employment, To Provide That The Use Of This Consent Form Limits The Liability Of The Employer For Breach Of Confidentiality, Invasion Of Privacy, Intentional Infliction Of Emotional Distress, And Defamation Claims Resulting From The Provision Of The Drug Test Results To The Department, And To Define A "drug Test".

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Title

Suspend the benefits of a person who fails a drug test for employment

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-06-06 Read second time
2012-05-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2012-04-18 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2012-04-18 Introduced and read first time
2012-04-18 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
2012-04-18 Read third time and sent to Senate
2012-03-30 Scrivener's error corrected
2012-03-29 Roll call Yeas-70 Nays-24
2012-03-29 Read second time
2012-03-29 Amended
2012-03-22 Debate adjourned until Tues., 03-27-12
2012-03-21 Debate adjourned until Thur., 03-22-12
2012-03-08 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Frye
2012-03-08 Debate adjourned until Tues., 03-20-12
2012-03-07 Debate adjourned
2012-03-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.C.Moss
2012-03-01 Debate adjourned until Tues., 03-06-12
2012-02-22 Debate adjourned until Thur, 02-23-12
2012-02-22 Requests for debate-Rep
2012-02-21 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole, Erickson
2012-02-10 Scrivener's error corrected
2012-02-09 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
2012-02-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
2012-01-31 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Clemmons
2012-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Young
2011-04-06 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2011-04-06 Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0532 (Similar To) 2011-06-01 - Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
4135122(n/a)See Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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