H 4777 General Bill, By Wooten, Gilliam, McCravy, Cobb-Hunter, Caskey, Davis, Trantham, Wheeler and Ridgeway
Similar (S 0051, H 3106)
Summary: Workers' compensation
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS OF "INJURY" AND "PERSONAL INJURY" IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF "FIRST RESPONDER" AND TO MODIFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH AN EMPLOYEE SEEKING WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY STRESS, MENTAL INJURY, OR MENTAL ILLNESS, AND TO ADD MENTAL ILLNESS TO RELATED CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE COMPENSABLE IF RESULTING FROM A SIGNIFICANT TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.
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12/11/19	House	Prefiled
12/11/19	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/20	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 101)
01/14/20	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 101)
01/15/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Davis
01/16/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham, Wheeler
03/04/20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway