South Carolina Senate Bill 279

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-27 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-29-20, Relating To The Appointment, Removal, And Compensation Of The Executive Director Of The Department Of Employment And Workforce, So As To Provide That The Executive Director Is Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; By Amending Section 41-29-35, Relating To The Appointment Of The Executive Director, So As To Provide Qualifications For Office; By Amending Section 41-27-710, Relating To The Department Of Employment And Workforce Review Committee, So As To Remove The Provision That A Person May Not Be Appointed Unless The Committee Finds The Appointee Qualified; And By Amending Section 41-27-720, Relating To Duties Of Committee, So As To Remove The Provision That The Committee Shall Nominate Three Qualified Applicants For The Consideration Of The Governor.

DEW Restructuring

Sen. Shane Massey [R]

Sen. George Campsen [R]

2025-03-19 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 41 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-27	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-03-27	House	Introduced and read first time
2025-03-20	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2025-03-19	Senate	Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
2025-03-19	Senate	Read second time
2025-03-13	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-01-28	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2025-01-28	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	27	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	27	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	29	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	29	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0279&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/279_20250128.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/279_20250313.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0279%202025-01-28%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=25628