S 1090 South Carolina Senate · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Unemployment benefits

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-35-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO INSURED WORKERS' WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT SET EACH YEAR BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED RANGE MUST BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE DEPARTMENT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROCEDURE FOR RECONSIDERING DETERMINATIONS OF WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 41-35-640 IS THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE PROCEDURE AND REMEDY FOR DISPUTING SUCH DETERMINATIONS, TO RATIFY AND AFFIRM THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE HAS FAITHFULLY EXECUTED THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SECTION 41-35-40 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CLEAR LANGUAGE OF THE STATUTE AND THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, APPLIED RETROACTIVELY TO JULY 1, 2007; AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-31-60, RELATING TO THE COMPUTATION OF EMPLOYERS' TAX RATES WHEN DELINQUENT REPORTS ARE RECEIVED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THE TAX CLASS TWENTY RATE MUST BE ASSIGNED UNTIL THE NEXT COMPUTATION DATE OR UNTIL ALL OUTSTANDING TAX REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED. - ratified title
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 22, 2022 Signed Jun 17, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022

How they voted

249
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 44
Mar 1, 2022
D Democratic15
2 Yea 7 Nay 6
46% Nay
I Independent1
1 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican28
22 Yea 1 Nay 5
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
7
Amendments
7
Jun 17, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Jun 15, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference report received and adopted
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference committee appointed Wooten, Blackwell, Jefferson
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Upper · Passed
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Massey, Bennett, K. Johnson
upper
Apr 19, 2022
Introduced
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Mar 22, 2022
Legislature · Passed
Amended
legislature
Mar 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 10, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (88-19-11)
house
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (24-9-11)
senate
Feb 28, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Feb 22, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Shane Massey
RRepublican
SC
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