Bills Assigned to Keyword - Workers' Comp (6)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 3/27/2024


H 3699 Modifies the requirements of workers' compensation to include mental illness Summary of the bill as introduced: Modifies the definitions of injury and personal injury in workers' compensation to add mental illness to related conditions that may be compensable if resulting from a significant traumatic experience.
Sponsor: Peter McCoy House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kennedy Status Date: 4/14/2015
Keywords: Workers' Comp
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H 4171 South Carolina Employee Injury Benefit Plan AlternativeSummary of the bill an introduced: Creates an alternative workers' compensation plan.
Sponsor: Davey Hiott House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 5/13/2015
Keywords: Workers' Comp
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H 4197 South Carolina Employee Injury Benefit Plan AlternativeSummary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes a new form of insurance coverage and exemptions from workers' compensation law. 
Sponsor: William Sandifer House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 5/19/2015
Keywords: Workers' Comp
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S 0429 Modifies the requirements of workers' compensation to include mental illness04.28.2015 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee. There was also a minority report placed on the bill.04.23.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment limits the workers’ compensation expansion to first responders directly involved in the incident in the course of their employment where that incident results in medically diagnosed PTSD.04.15.2015 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Modifies the definitions of injury and personal injury in workers' compensation to add mental illness to related conditions that may be compensable if resulting from a significant traumatic experience.
Sponsor: Paul Thurmond House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 5/31/2016
Keywords: Workers' Comp
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S 0674 Repeals the current workers' compensation law and creates a new law on workers' compensationSummary of the bill as introduced: Repeals the current workers' compensation statute and replaces it with new language governing workers' compensation laws.
Sponsor: Shane Martin House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Bright, Coleman, Turner, Kimpson Status Date: 2/5/2016
Keywords: Workers' Comp
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S 0921 Includes volunteer chaplains at any municipal law enforcement agency in the definition of workers' compensationSummary of the bill as introduced: Includes volunteer chaplains at any municipal, county or state law enforcement agency within the definition under the workers' compensation law.
Sponsor: Kevin Bryant House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/13/2016
Keywords: Senate Workers' Comp
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Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc