SC S1181 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on March 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-18 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amend Section 42-11-30, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Presumption That Certain Diseases Sustained By A Firefighter Are Occupational Diseases For The Purposes Of Workers' Compensation, So As To Provide Certain Additional Medical Conditions Also Must Be Presumed To Be Occupational Diseases For The Purposes Of Workers' Compensation, To Delete A Minimum Age For The Applicability Of This Section, To Delete A Requirement That Eligibility For This Presumption Be Conditioned Upon The Medical Condition Having Developed While The Firefighter Was Actively Engaged In Firefighting Or Within Twenty-four Hours From The Last Date He Engaged In Firefighting, To Provide That A Person Is Considered To Have Passed The Requisite Physical Examination If The Fire Department Fails To Require Or Obtain This Examination Upon His Entry Of Service, To Provide A Firefighter With Ten Years Of Service Who Sustains An Impairment Or Injury Caused By Cancer Is Entitled To A Rebuttable Presumption That This Impairment Or Injury Arose From And In The Course Of His Employment As A Firefighter, To Provide This Presumption Is Conditioned Upon Certain Medical Examinations And Reporting Requirements, And To Provide A Person Is Considered To Have Passed The Requisite Physical Examination If The Fire Department Fails To Require Or Obtain This Examination Upon His Entry Of Service.
Title
Firefighters; presumption of certain illnesses
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-18 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
2020-03-18 | Senate | Introduced and read first time |
Same As/Similar To
H4147 (Similar To) 2020-02-25 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
Code Citations
South Carolina State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1181&session=123&summary=B |
Text | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1181_20200318.htm |