H*3126 (Rat #0156, Act #0142 of 2022) General Bill, By Jones, Burns, Chumley, Magnuson, Taylor, Haddon, Long, Forrest, McCabe, Oremus, Hill, M.M. Smith, Huggins, Wooten, Ballentine, Bustos, B. Cox, Elliott, Trantham, Willis, Nutt, Morgan, McCravy, Thayer, V.S. Moss, Stringer, T. Moore, Allison, Hixon, Bennett, Fry, Kimmons, Davis and Murphy
Summary: Vaccine mandates
    AN ACT TO DECLARE THAT THE PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON VACCINATION STATUS IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE IDEALS OF SOUTH CAROLINA; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BELIEVES THAT A FEDERAL VACCINE MANDATE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY NOT ENACT A COVID-19 VACCINATION MANDATE; TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-15-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NEITHER THE STATE NOR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS MAY TERMINATE OR SUSPEND A FIRST RESPONDER BASED ON HIS VACCINATION STATUS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTHING IN THIS ACT SHALL PREVENT AN EMPLOYER FROM ENCOURAGING OR ADMINISTERING VACCINES; TO PROVIDE RESTRICTIONS FOR A PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S VACCINE MANDATE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN VACCINE EXEMPTIONS MUST BE HONORED; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST BASED ON VACCINATION STATUS; AND TO REENACT ACT 99 OF 2021 RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA COVID-19 LIABILITY SAFE HARBOR. - ratified title
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12/09/20	House	Prefiled
12/09/20	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
01/12/21	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 81)
01/12/21	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 81)
01/27/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill
12/06/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Huggins, Wooten, Ballentine, Bustos, B.Cox, Elliott, Trantham, Willis, Nutt, Morgan, McCravy, Thayer, Dillard, V.S.Moss, Stringer, T.Moore, Allison, Hixon, Bennett
12/09/21	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Dillard
12/09/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
12/09/21	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 2)
12/09/21	House	Special order, set for immediately upon adoption of H. 4493 (House Journal-page 7)
12/09/21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kimmons, Davis, Murphy
12/09/21	House	Amended (House Journal-page 10)
12/09/21	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 10)
12/09/21	House	Roll call Yeas-67 Nays-31 (House Journal-page 36)
12/10/21	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 3)
12/10/21	House	Roll call Yeas-60 Nays-25 (House Journal-page 3)
01/11/22	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 23)
01/11/22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 23)
03/01/22	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
03/02/22		Scrivener's error corrected
03/17/22		Scrivener's error corrected
04/05/22	Senate	Special order, set for April 5, 2022 (Senate Journal-page 57)
04/05/22	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 58)
04/05/22	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 58)
04/06/22		Scrivener's error corrected
04/06/22	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 108)
04/06/22	Senate	Committee Amendment Withdrawn (Senate Journal-page 108)
04/06/22	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 108)
04/06/22	Senate	Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-12 (Senate Journal-page 108)
04/07/22		Scrivener's error corrected
04/08/22		Scrivener's error corrected
04/20/22	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 16)
04/20/22	House	Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-34 (House Journal-page 16)
04/21/22		Ratified R 156
04/25/22		Signed By Governor
05/02/22		Effective date 04/25/22
05/02/22		Act No. 142