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H 3126 -
Prohibits the state or political subdivision from accepting federal funds to enforce a federal mask or vaccine mandate
Tracking Level:
Of Interest
Sponsor:
Stewart Jones
Last Action:
5/2/2022 - Act No. 142
House Committee:
WM
Senate Committee:
Fin
Assigned To:
General Governance
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
02.22.2022
The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment provides unemployment to employees terminated due to noncompliance retroactively.
02.17.2022
The Senate Special Finance subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment prohibits local governments from terminating the employment of a first responder for not receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.
Summary of the bill as introduced
: Prohibits the state or political subdivision from accepting federal funds to enforce an unlawful federal mask or unlawful vaccine mandate.
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Session 124 - (2021-2022)
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H*3126 (Rat #0156, Act #0142 of 2022) General Bill, By
Jones
,
Burns
,
Chumley
,
Magnuson
,
Taylor
,
Haddon
,
Long
,
Forrest
,
McCabe
,
Oremus
,
Hill
,
M.M. Smith
,
Huggins
,
Wooten
,
Ballentine
,
Bustos
,
B. Cox
,
Elliott
,
Trantham
,
Willis
,
Nutt
,
Morgan
,
McCravy
,
Thayer
,
V.S. Moss
,
Stringer
,
T. Moore
,
Allison
,
Hixon
,
Bennett
,
Fry
,
Kimmons
,
Davis
and
Murphy
Summary:
Vaccine mandates
AN ACT TO DECLARE THAT THE PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON VACCINATION STATUS IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE IDEALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BELIEVES THAT A FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY NOT ENACT A COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-15-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NEITHER THE STATE NOR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY TERMINATE OR SUSPEND A FIRST RESPONDER BASED ON HIS VACCINATION STATUS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM ENCOURAGING OR ADMINISTERING VACCINES; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS FOR A PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S VACCINE MANDATE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VACCINE EXEMPTIONS MUST BE HONORED; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BASED ON VACCINATION STATUS; AND TO REENACT ACT 99 OF 2021 RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA COVID-19 LIABILITY SAFE HARBOR. - ratified title
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12/09/20
House
Prefiled
12/09/20
House
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/12/21
House
Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 81
)
01/12/21
House
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (
House Journal-page 81
)
01/27/21
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill
12/06/21
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Huggins, Wooten, Ballentine, Bustos, B.Cox, Elliott, Trantham, Willis, Nutt, Morgan, McCravy, Thayer, Dillard, V.S.Moss, Stringer, T.Moore, Allison, Hixon, Bennett
12/09/21
House
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Dillard
12/09/21
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
12/09/21
House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (
House Journal-page 2
)
12/09/21
House
Special order, set for immediately upon adoption of H. 4493 (
House Journal-page 7
)
12/09/21
House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kimmons, Davis, Murphy
12/09/21
House
Amended (
House Journal-page 10
)
12/09/21
House
Read second time (
House Journal-page 10
)
12/09/21
House
Roll call
Yeas-67 Nays-31
(
House Journal-page 36
)
12/10/21
House
Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 3
)
12/10/21
House
Roll call
Yeas-60 Nays-25
(
House Journal-page 3
)
01/11/22
Senate
Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 23
)
01/11/22
Senate
Referred to Committee on Finance (
Senate Journal-page 23
)
03/01/22
Senate
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
03/02/22
Scrivener's error corrected
03/17/22
Scrivener's error corrected
04/05/22
Senate
Special order, set for April 5, 2022 (
Senate Journal-page 57
)
04/05/22
Senate
Amended (
Senate Journal-page 58
)
04/05/22
Senate
Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 58
)
04/06/22
Scrivener's error corrected
04/06/22
Senate
Amended (
Senate Journal-page 108
)
04/06/22
Senate
Committee Amendment Withdrawn (
Senate Journal-page 108
)
04/06/22
Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments (
Senate Journal-page 108
)
04/06/22
Senate
Roll call
Ayes-29 Nays-12
(
Senate Journal-page 108
)
04/07/22
Scrivener's error corrected
04/08/22
Scrivener's error corrected
04/20/22
House
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (
House Journal-page 16
)
04/20/22
House
Roll call
Yeas-76 Nays-34
(
House Journal-page 16
)
04/21/22
Ratified R 156
04/25/22
Signed By Governor
05/02/22
Effective date 04/25/22
05/02/22
Act No. 142
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