SC H4777 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-3)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Amend Section 42-1-160, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Definitions Of "injury" And "personal Injury" In Workers' Compensation, So As To Provide A Definition Of "first Responder" And To Modify The Requirements Of Such An Employee Seeking Workers' Compensation For Personal Injury Caused By Stress, Mental Injury, Or Mental Illness, And To Add Mental Illness To Related Conditions That May Be Compensable If Resulting From A Significant Traumatic Experience.

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Title

Workers' compensation

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2020-03-04HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
2020-01-16HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham, Wheeler
2020-01-15HouseMember(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Davis
2020-01-14HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-01-14HouseIntroduced and read first time
2019-12-11HouseReferred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-12-11HousePrefiled

Same As/Similar To

S0051 (Similar To) 2019-01-08 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
H3106 (Similar To) 2020-03-04 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
421160(n/a)See Bill Text

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