South Carolina Senate Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Republican 12-1)
Status: Passed on June 23 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-06-23 - Act No. 234

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 31, TITLE 41, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CONTRIBUTIONS AND PAYMENTS TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRUST FUND, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, TO CHANGE THE EMPLOYER'S MINIMUM BASE RATE, TO REVISE THE METHOD OF DETERMINING THE BASE RATE OF AN EMPLOYER ELIGIBLE FOR A RATE COMPUTATION, TO IMPOSE CERTAIN SURCHARGES ON EMPLOYERS TO PAY OUTSTANDING DEBT OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TRUST FUND IN YEARS WHEN THE FUND IS INSOLVENT, TO DELETE LANGUAGE PROVIDING A STATEWIDE RESERVE RATIO, TO DELETE THE DEFINITION OF A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES REFLECTING THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE, AND TO CORRECT ARCANE LANGUAGE, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-27-310, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "INSURED WORKER", SO AS TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT OF EARNINGS A PERSON MUST HAVE TO QUALIFY AS AN INSURED WORKER, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN INDIVIDUAL FOUND QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PRIOR TO THE SECTION'S ENACTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-27-380, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "WAGES", SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THE TERM; TO AMEND SECTION 41-35-40, RELATING TO WEEKLY BENEFITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT; BY ADDING SECTION 41-27-760 SO AS TO PROVIDE THESE CANDIDATES MAY NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SEEK THE PLEDGE OF A MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR THEIR ELECTION TO THE PANEL, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION, AMONG OTHER THINGS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICE DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE REQUIRING DIRECTORS APPOINTED TO THESE DIVISIONS MUST BE MADE ON A NONPARTISAN MERIT BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN STATUTORY PROVISIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 41-27-525 SO AS TO PROVIDE IF THE MAJORITY OF WEEKS IN A PERSON'S BASE PERIOD INCLUDES PART-TIME WORK, HE MAY NOT BE DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNDER A PROVISION RELATED TO AVAILABILITY OF WORK, ACTIVE SEARCH FOR WORK, OR FAILURE TO ACCEPT WORK SOLELY BECAUSE HE ONLY SEEKS PART-TIME WORK, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "SEEKING ONLY PART-TIME WORK"; TO AMEND SECTION 41-27-150, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "BASE PERIOD", SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "ALTERNATE BASE PERIOD", AND TO PROVIDE WAGES THAT FALL WITHIN THE BASE PERIOD FOR A CLAIM ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS SECTION MUST NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR USE IN QUALIFYING FOR A SUBSEQUENT BENEFIT YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-300, RELATING TO THE CREATION AND COMPOSITION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE, SO AS TO IMPOSE A MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE ON MEMBERS OF THE APPELLATE PANEL; AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-35-125, AS AMENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS, AND TO PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR WAITING WEEK CREDIT AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION IF THE DEPARTMENT FINDS HE WAS SEPARATED FROM EMPLOYMENT DUE TO COMPELLING FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES. - ratified title

Provide Certain Definitions, And To Provide An Individual Is Eligible For Waiting Week Credit And Unemployment Compensation If The Department Finds He Was Separated From Employment Due To Compelling Family Circumstances. - Ratified Title

Sen. Lee Bright [R]	Sen. Kevin Bryant [R]	Sen. Paul Campbell [R]	Sen. George Campsen [R]
Sen. Raymond Cleary [R]	Sen. Thomas Davis [R]	Sen. Shane Martin [R]	Sen. Glenn McConnell [R]
Sen. Michael Rose [R]	Sen. Greg Ryberg [R]	Sen. Vincent Sheheen [D]	Sen. Phillip Shoopman [R]
Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-23		Act No. 234
2010-06-21		Effective date 01/01/11
2010-06-03		Signed By Governor
2010-06-01		Ratified R 250
2010-05-20		Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-1 HJ-50
2010-05-20		Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-50
2010-05-12		Returned to House with amendments SJ-41
2010-05-12		House amendment amended SJ-41
2010-04-23		Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-3
2010-04-22		Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-80
2010-04-22		Read second time HJ-76
2010-04-22		Amended HJ-76
2010-04-20		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-42
2010-04-14		Recommitted to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-28
2010-04-13		Debate adjourned HJ-46
2010-03-25		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 30, 2010 HJ-32
2010-03-24		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 13, 2010 HJ-13
2010-03-23		Debate adjourned until Wednesday, March 24, 2010 HJ-48
2010-03-11		Debate adjourned until Monday, March 15, 2010 HJ-14
2010-03-10		Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-75
2010-03-02		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-11
2010-03-02		Introduced and read first time HJ-9
2010-02-25		Read third time and sent to House SJ-69
2010-02-25		Amended SJ-69
2010-02-24		Read second time SJ-45
2010-02-24		Amended SJ-45
2010-02-23		Debate interrupted SJ-21
2010-02-23		Amended SJ-21
2010-02-19		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-02-18		Debate interrupted SJ-19
2010-02-18		Amended SJ-19
2010-02-17		Debate interrupted SJ-45
2010-02-17		Amended SJ-45
2010-02-17		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-02-16		Debate interrupted SJ-13
2010-02-16		Amended SJ-13
2010-02-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-02-11		Debate interrupted SJ-18
2010-02-11		Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-18
2010-02-10		Debate interrupted SJ-23
2010-02-10		Committee Amendment Amended SJ-23
2010-01-26		Special order, set for January 26, 2010 SJ-16
2010-01-20		Motion For Special Order Failed SJ-12
2010-01-20		Minority Report Removed SJ-10
2009-04-14		Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-31
2009-02-10		Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-3
2009-02-10		Introduced and read first time SJ-3

H3442 (Similar To) 2010-04-20 - Act No. 146
H4466 (Similar To) 2010-01-28 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
S1353 (Similar To)

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41	27	630	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	27	670	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	27	760	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	29	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	33	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	33	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	35	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	35	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	35	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	35	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	35	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	630	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	640	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	670	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	680	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	35	700	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	710	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	720	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	730	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	740	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	750	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	37	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
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41	41	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	42	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	42	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	42	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	42	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	17	370	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=391&session=118