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S 1071 - Establishes the Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Thomas Alexander (R)
Last Action: 10/7/2020 - Act No. 168
Senate Committee: BI
House Committee: LCI
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
03.11.2020 The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment caps the fund at $3.2 million and adds state forestry firefighters as beneficiaries. 
02.12.2020 A Senate Banking and Insurance subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment creates a budget line item.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Provides a supplemental insurance policy upon a firefighter being diagnosed with cancer. 

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S*1071 (Rat #0165, Act #0168 of 2020) General Bill, By Alexander, Talley, Grooms, Martin, Young, Peeler, Senn, Cash, Gambrell, Reese, Goldfinch, Fanning and Johnson
Similar (H 5139)
Summary: Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-9-197 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "FIREFIGHTER CANCER HEALTH CARE BENEFIT PLAN" TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE POLICY UPON A FIREFIGHTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND TO SET FORTH THE BENEFITS CONTAINED IN THE POLICY. - ratified title
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02/04/20Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
02/04/20Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal-page 3)
03/12/20Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance (Senate Journal-page 8)
05/12/20Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 60)
05/12/20Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 60)
05/12/20Senate Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 60)
05/12/20Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journal-page 60)
05/13/20Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 9)
06/24/20House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 32)
06/24/20House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 32)
09/15/20House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 66)
09/22/20House Amended (House Journal-page 52)
09/22/20House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill (House Journal-page 52)
09/22/20House Read second time (House Journal-page 52)
09/22/20House Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 52)
09/23/20 Scrivener's error corrected
09/23/20House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 7)
09/23/20Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 133)
09/23/20Senate Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 133)
09/25/20 Ratified R 165
09/28/20 Signed By Governor
10/07/20 Effective date 07/01/21
10/07/20 Act No. 168


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