H 3483 General Bill, By  House Labor, Commerce and Industry
    A Bill to amend Section 42-3-20, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the Workers' Compensation Commission, so as to provide a procedure for dismissing a claim without prejudice upon the occurrence of certain conditions; to amend Section 42-9-30, as amended, relating to the amount of Workers' Compensation and period of disability for certain injuries, so as to provide that permanent disfigurement of the face, head, neck, or other area normally exposed in employment, rather than "serious permanent disfigurement" of these places, must be visible from a distance of six feet; and to amend Section 42-17-50, relating to review and rehearing by the Workers' Compensation Commission, so as to change the amount of the fee which must accompany each application for Commission review in order to defray the costs of the review.

02/14/89	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-20
02/21/89	House	Objection by Rep. Baxley HJ-20
02/21/89	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, February 22, 1989 HJ-20
02/22/89	House	Read second time HJ-20
02/23/89	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-12
02/23/89	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-19
02/23/89	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-19