Earned Wage Access Services Act
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EARNED WAGE ACCESS SERVICES ACT" SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR EARNED WAGE ACCESS SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Mar 30, 2023
Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2024 · House May 8, 2024
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
Jan 31, 2024
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican29
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 8, 2024
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-2-16)
house
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)
senate
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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