South Carolina Senate Bill 537 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-09 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 1-13-40, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The South Carolina Commission On Human Affairs, So As To Delete A Duplicitous Reporting Requirement; To Amend Section 1-13-70, Relating To The Powers Of The Commission, So As To Provide That The Commission May Require Reports From All Employers; To Amend Section 1-13-90, Relating To The Duties Of The Commission, So As To Provide A Procedure For A Finding Of An Unlawful Discriminatory Practice And To Extend The Time By Which A Complainant May Bring An Action In Circuit Court; To Amend Section 31-21-120, Relating To Complaints Involving Discriminatory Housing Practices, So As To Delete A Requirement That The Complaint And Answer Be Verified; And To Amend Section 31-21-140, Relating To Civil Actions For Discriminatory Housing Practices, So As To Provide Certain Filing Requirements For Individuals.

Human Affairs Commission

Sen. John Scott [D]

Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-02-09	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3344 (Similar To) 2021-02-10 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	13	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	13	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
1	13	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text
31	21	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
31	21	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0537&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/537_20210209.htm