H 3865 South Carolina House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA PREGNANCY ACCOMMODATIONS ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-30, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA HUMAN AFFAIRS LAW, SO AS TO REVISE THE TERMS "BECAUSE OF SEX" OR "ON THE BASIS OF SEX" USED IN THE CONTEXT OF EQUAL TREATMENT FOR WOMEN AFFECTED BY PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, AND TO REVISE THE TERM "REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION" PERTAINING TO WHAT THIS TERM MAY INCLUDE; TO AMEND SECTION 1-13-80, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES OF AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN OTHER UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN REGARD TO AN APPLICANT FOR EMPLOYMENT OR AN EMPLOYEE WITH LIMITATIONS BECAUSE OF PREGNANCY, CHILDBIRTH, OR RELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR NOTICE AND APPLICABILITY TO NEW AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES TO WHOM SPECIFIC PROVISIONS APPLY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS BY THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION WITH STATED LIMITATIONS MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT THIS ACT. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 28, 2017 Signed May 17, 2018
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
4
May 17, 2018
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Jan 24, 2018
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Shealy, McLeod, Senn, R.J.Cash
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 5, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Feb 28, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
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