Bill Text: SC S0902 | 2021-2022 | 124th General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina Senate Bill 902 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: COVID-19 vaccination

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-12-06 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [S0902 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2021-S0902-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 9, TITLE 42 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION, BY ADDING SECTION 42-9-50, TO PROVIDE THAT EMPLOYEES MAY SEEK COMPENSATION FOR ADVERSE HEALTH CONDITIONS OR DEATH CAUSED BY AN EMPLOYER-MANDATED COVID-19 VACCINE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Title 42 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 42-9-50. All adverse health conditions or death arising as a result of receiving a COVID-19 vaccination mandated by an employer or the local, state, or federal government are compensable pursuant to this chapter."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.