S*0218(Rat #0009, Act #0003 of 2017)  General Bill, By Massey, Bennett, 
Alexander, Bryant, Rice, Gregory, Corbin, Martin, Campsen, Turner and Young
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 41-1-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE MAY NOT
 ESTABLISH, MANDATE, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, AND TO DEFINE
 NECESSARY TERMS. - ratified title

   01/10/17  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 113)
   01/10/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 113)
   01/26/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 11)
   01/31/17  Senate Special order, set for January 31, 2017
                     (Senate Journal-page 35)
   02/02/17  Senate Debate interrupted
   02/07/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 14)
   02/07/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-32  Nays-8 (Senate Journal-page 14)
   02/08/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 20)
   02/09/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 16)
   02/09/17  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 16)
   03/07/17  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 4)
   03/09/17  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Toole,
                     Forrest, West, Whitmire, Allison, Bedingfield,
                     Anderson, Loftis, Weeks, Hart, Felder, Hixon
                     (House Journal-page 12)
   03/22/17  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 69)
   03/22/17  House  Roll call Yeas-73  Nays-29 (House Journal-page 73)
   03/23/17  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 49)
   04/04/17         Ratified R 9
   04/05/17         Signed By Governor
   04/13/17         Effective date 4/5/17
   04/17/17         Act No. 3

(A3, R9, S218)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE MAY NOT ESTABLISH, MANDATE, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Employee benefits, establishment by political subdivisions prohibited, definitions

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 41-1-25.    (A)    For purposes of this section:

(1)    'Employee benefit' means anything of value that an employee may receive from an employer in addition to wages. This term includes, but is not limited to, any health benefits, disability benefits, death benefits, group accidental death and dismemberment benefits, paid days off for holidays, paid sick leave, paid vacation leave, paid personal necessity leave, retirement benefits, and profit-sharing benefits.

(2)    'Political subdivision' includes, but is not limited to, a municipality, county, school district, special purpose district, or public service district.

(B)    A political subdivision of this State may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require an employee benefit.

(C)    This section does not limit the authority of political subdivisions to establish employee benefits in employment relationships to which they are a party."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 4th day of April, 2017.

Approved the 5th day of April, 2017.