South Carolina House Bill 4692 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Sections 31-21-65, 59-63-41, And 45-9-11 So As To Make It Unlawful And Against Public Policy Of This State In Housing, Education, And Public Accommodations To Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, Or National Origin, Including Discriminating Against Certain Facial Features, Hair Textures, Hair Types, And Hair Styles Associated With Race; To Amend Section 1-13-30, As Amended, Relating To Definitions, So As To Add Clarifying Definitions To Make It Unlawful And Against Public Policy Of This State In Employment To Discriminate On The Basis Of Race, Color, Or National Origin; And To Amend Section 1-13-80, As Amended, Relating To Exceptions To Unlawful Employment Practices, So As To Provide An Exception To Covered Employers Allowing Them To Prohibit Certain Facial Features, Hair Textures, Hair Types, And Hairstyles Associated With Race When Necessary To The Health And Safety Of The Employee.

Discrimination

Rep. Kambrell Garvin [D]	Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]	Rep. Krystle Matthews [D]	Rep. William Clyburn [D]
Rep. Patricia Henegan [D]	Rep. Marvin Pendarvis [D]	Rep. William Wheeler [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
2020-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2019-11-20	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-11-20	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	13	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	13	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
31	21	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text
45	9	11	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	63	41	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4692&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4692_20191120.htm