S*0506 (Rat #0498, Act #0442 of 1996) General Bill, By Saleeby
    A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 42-1-415 so as to provide, among other things, that upon submission of documentation to the Workers' Compensation Commission that a contractor or subcontractor has represented himself to a higher tier subcontractor, contractor, or project owner as having Workers' Compensation insurance at the time the contractor or subcontractor was engaged to perform work, only the contractor or subcontractor who represented himself as having Workers' Compensation insurance may be considered a statutory employer for claims filed by his employees under the Workers' Compensation Law, and to provide for the imposition of the penalties for fraud under certain circumstances.-amended title
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02/14/95	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-7
02/14/95	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-8
02/08/96	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-9
02/27/96	Senate	Amended SJ-25
02/27/96	Senate	Read second time SJ-25
02/27/96	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-25
02/28/96	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-16
02/29/96	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
02/29/96	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-6
05/15/96	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-13
05/21/96	House	Amended HJ-104
05/21/96	House	Read second time HJ-105
05/22/96	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-15
05/29/96	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-9
05/29/96	Senate	Returned to House with amendments SJ-9
05/30/96	House	Senate amendment amended HJ-82
05/30/96	House	Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-82
05/30/96	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-68
06/13/96		Ratified R 498
06/18/96		Signed By Governor
06/18/96		Effective date 06/18/96
07/02/96		Copies available
07/02/96		Act No. 442