South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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H. 3941

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Sandifer, Harrell, Bannister, Daning, Erickson, Forrester and Gambrell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13203dg13.docx

Introduced in the House on April 11, 2013
Introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2013
Last Amended on May 1, 2014
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Political subdivision's authority to set a minimum wage

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/11/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 69)
   4/11/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 69)
   4/24/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 1)
   4/30/2013  House   Amended (House Journal-page 33)
   4/30/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 33)
   4/30/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 34)
    5/1/2013  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 5)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    5/1/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   5/29/2013  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
   5/29/2013  Senate  Committed to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
    4/2/2014  Senate  Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., 
                        minority unfavorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
    5/1/2014  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 46)
    5/7/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 15)
    5/7/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 15)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/11/2013
4/24/2013
4/30/2013
4/2/2014
5/1/2014

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

May 1, 2014

H. 3941

Introduced by Reps. Sandifer, Harrell, Bannister, Daning, Erickson, Forrester and Gambrell

S. Printed 5/1/14--S.

Read the first time May 1, 2013.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-130, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION'S AUTHORITY TO SET A MINIMUM WAGE, SO AS TO ALSO PROHIBIT THE MANDATE OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-130 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 6-1-130.     (A)    For purposes of this section '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 a minimum wage rate that exceeds the federal minimum wage rate set forth in Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 206. Also, a political subdivision of this State may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require a minimum wage rate related to employee wages that are exempt under 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Also, a political subdivision of this State may not mandate or otherwise require an employee benefit.

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

(D)    For purposes of this section,:

(1)    'Employee benefit' means anything of value that an employee may receive from an employer in addition to wage. 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, sick leave, vacation, personal necessity, retirement benefits, and profit-sharing benefits.

(2)    'wage' has the same meaning set forth in Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 203(m)."

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

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