South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 1177

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Fair, Reese, Cromer, Campbell, Coleman, Shoopman, Williams and Rose
Document Path: l:\s-res\mlf\010whis.ebd.mlf.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 16, 2010
Introduced in the House on April 27, 2010
Last Amended on April 22, 2010
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Whistleblower statute

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/16/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-3
   2/16/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-3
   2/19/2010  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
   4/14/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        SJ-62
   4/15/2010  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-24
   4/15/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-24
   4/22/2010  Senate  Amended SJ-18
   4/22/2010  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-18
   4/27/2010  House   Introduced and read first time
   4/27/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/16/2010
4/14/2010
4/15/2010
4/22/2010

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

April 22, 2010

S. 1177

Introduced by Senators Fair, Reese, Cromer, Campbell, Coleman, Shoopman, Williams and Rose

S. Printed 4/22/10--S.

Read the first time February 16, 2010.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-27-10 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF A REPORT AS USED IN THE WHISTLEBLOWER STATUTE, TO PROVIDE THAT TESTIMONY GIVEN TO A STANDING COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF A STANDING COMMITTEE, OR A STUDY COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE OR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTIONS OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER STATUTE.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 27 of Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-27-35.    An employee who gives testimony in good faith alleging waste or wrongdoing to any standing committee, subcommittee of a standing committee, or study committee of the Senate, or the House of Representatives, or a joint committee of the General Assembly is given the protections of this chapter. These protections are not extended to an employee who makes unfounded allegations or gives testimony not made in good faith."

SECTION    2.    Section 8-27-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 8-27-40.    Notwithstanding the filing of a report pursuant to this chapter, a public body may dismiss, suspend, demote, or decrease the compensation of an employee for causes independent of either the filing of a protected report as described in Section 8-27-20 or for giving testimony as described in Section 8-27-35."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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