Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4715 Primary Sponsor:Corning Committee Number:26 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Sunday sales after Noon Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:BBM/9944.JM Introduced Date:Apr 09, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 09, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Corning Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4715 House Apr 09, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 26
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 53-1-5, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF LAW THAT THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 1, TITLE 53 ("SUNDAYS") DO NOT APPLY AFTER THE HOUR OF 1:30 P.M. ON SUNDAY, SO AS TO CHANGE THAT TIME TO "AFTER THE HOUR OF 12:00 NOON" ON SUNDAY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 53-1-5 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 53-1-5. The provisions of this chapter do not apply after the hour of 1:30 p.m. 12:00 noon on Sunday. Any employee of any business which operates on Sunday under the provisions of this section has the option of refusing to work in accordance with provisions of Section 53-1-100. Any employer who dismisses or demotes an employee because he is a conscientious objector to Sunday work is subject to a civil penalty of triple the damages found by the court or the jury plus court costs and the employee's attorney's fees. The court may order the employer to rehire or reinstate the employee in the same position he was in before the dismissal or demotion without forfeiture of compensation, rank, or grade.
No proprietor of a retail establishment who is opposed to working on Sunday may be forced by his lessor or franchisor to open his establishment on Sunday nor may there be discrimination against persons whose regular day of worship is Saturday."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.