S 0429 General Bill, By Thurmond, Rankin, Malloy, McElveen, Shealy, Davis, Hembree, Johnson, Coleman, Setzler, Kimpson, Sheheen, Campsen, Allen and Cleary
Similar (H 3699)
Summary: Worker's compensation
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF "INJURY" AND "PERSONAL INJURY" IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF "FIRST RESPONDER" AND TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH AN EMPLOYEE SEEKING WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY STRESS, MENTAL INJURY, OR MENTAL ILLNESS, AND TO ADD MENTAL ILLNESS TO RELATED CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE COMPENSABLE IF RESULTING FROM A SIGNIFICANT TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.
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02/05/15	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/05/15	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/27/15	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Bright, Coleman, Turner, Kimpson
04/29/15	Senate	Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 23)
04/30/15		Scrivener's error corrected
05/31/16	Senate	Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary