South Carolina Senate Bill 291

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-10-210 So As To Enact The "south Carolina Minimum Wage Act"; By Adding Article 3 To Chapter 10, Title 41 So As To Provide For A Citation; By Adding Section 41-10-220 So As To Provide Employers Shall Pay Employees A Certain Minimum Wage; By Adding Section 41-10-230 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful For An Employer To Retailiate Against An Employee Who Exercises His Rights With Respect To The Minimum Wage; By Adding Section 41-10-240 So As To Provide Certain Remedies To The Employee And State; By Adding Section 41-10-250 So As To Provide Civil Enforcement Authority To Enforce The Act To The Attorney General; By Adding Section 41-10-260 So As To Provide A Statute Of Limitations; By Adding Section 41-10-270 So As To Provide That An Action Brought Under The Act May Be Brought As A Class Action; By Adding Section 41-10-280 So As To Limit Authority Of The Department With Respect To Implementing The Act; By Amending Section 6-1-130, Relating To Political Subdivisions, So As To Establish A Scope Of Authority To Set Minimum Wage Rates; By Amending Section 44-22-160, Relating To Employment Within Facility, Compensation, And The Right To Refuse Nontherapeutic Employment, So As To Require Payment Of The Minimum Wage Rate; By Amending Section 53-1-100, Relating To Operation Of Machine Shops Exempt From Chapter And Conscientious Opposition To Sunday Work, So As To Require Payment Of The Minimum Wage Rate; By Amending Section 53-1-110, Relating To The Manufacture Or Finishing Of Textile Products Exempt From Chapter And Conscientious Opposition To Sunday Work, So As To Require Payment Of The Minimum Wage Rate; To Designate The Existing Sections Of Chapter 10, Title 41 As Article 1 Entitled "payment Of Wages Generally"; And To Make Conforming Changes.

Minimum Wage

Sen. John Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-07	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2022-12-07	Senate	Prefiled

S0216 (Similar To) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	10	210	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	270	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	10	280	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	22	160	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0291&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/291_20221207.htm