Family leave
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-150 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN AN ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEE MAY BE ENTITLED TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON THE BIRTH OF A CHILD OR INITIAL LEGAL PLACEMENT OF A FOSTER CHILD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-155, RELATING TO THE USE OF SICK LEAVE TO CARE FOR AN ADOPTED CHILD, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN AN ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEE MAY BE ENTITLED TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE UPON THE INITIAL LEGAL PLACEMENT OF A CHILD BY ADOPTION. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 13, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2022 · House Apr 21, 2022
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 44
Mar 31, 2022
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 13, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Apr 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
Apr 21, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-1-12)
house
Apr 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-3)
senate
Mar 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Hutto
DDemocratic
P
Darrell Jackson
DDemocratic
P
Gerald Malloy
DDemocratic
P
Katrina Shealy
RRepublican
P
Richard Cash
RRepublican
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