H 3396 General Bill, By Sandifer, Horne, Bedingfield, Hamilton, Finlay, Merrill, 
Whitmire, Crosby, Hardwick, Duckworth, Allison, V.S. Moss, Norman, Quinn, 
Limehouse, Atwater, Willis, Spires, Sottile, Herbkersman, Clemmons, Henderson, 
Loftis, Taylor, Murphy, Tallon, Brannon, Erickson, Toole, Wells, D.C. Moss, 
Corley, Ryhal, Hardee, Simrill and G.R. Smith

Similar(S 16)
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 42-1-378 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE COVERED BY THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR
 WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT, OR ANY OF ITS EXTENSIONS, OR THE MERCHANT MARINE
 ACT IS EXEMPT FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS.

   01/22/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 12)
   01/22/15  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 12)
   02/10/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne,
                     Bedingfield, Hamilton, Finlay, Merrill,
                     Whitmire, Crosby, Hardwick, Duckworth, Allison,
                     V.S.Moss, Norman, Quinn, Limehouse, Atwater,
                     Willis, Spires, Sottile, Herbkersman, G.R.Smith,
                     Clemmons, Henderson, Loftis, Taylor, McCoy,
                     Murphy, Tallon, Brannon, Erickson, Toole, Clary,
                     Wells, D.C.Moss
   03/03/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Corley
   03/09/15  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McCoy
   03/17/15  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ryhal, Hardee
   03/19/15  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor,
                     Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 3)
   03/20/15         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/24/15  House  Debate adjourned until Thur., 3-26-15
                     (House Journal-page 32)
   03/26/15  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-14-15
                     (House Journal-page 28)
   04/14/15  House  Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Clary
   04/14/15  House  Amended (House Journal-page 37)
   04/14/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 37)
   04/14/15  House  Roll call Yeas-84  Nays-24 (House Journal-page 39)
   04/15/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   04/15/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/15/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)

AMENDED

April 14, 2015

H. 3396

Introduced by Reps. Sandifer, Horne, Bedingfield, Hamilton, Finlay, Merrill, Whitmire, Crosby, Hardwick, Duckworth, Allison, V.S. Moss, Norman, Quinn, Limehouse, Atwater, Willis, Spires, Sottile, Herbkersman, Simrill, Clemmons, Henderson, Loftis, Taylor, Murphy, Tallon, Brannon, Erickson, Toole, Wells, D.C. Moss, Corley, Ryhal and Hardee

S. Printed 4/14/15--H.

Read the first time January 22, 2015.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 42-1-378 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE COVERED BY THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT, OR ANY OF ITS EXTENSIONS, OR THE MERCHANT MARINE ACT IS EXEMPT FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAWS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 1, Title 42 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 42-1-378.    This title does not apply to an employee who suffers an injury on or after July 1, 2016, for which there is jurisdiction under either the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901 et seq., and its extensions, or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C. Section 30104 et seq., unless the employee suffers death where there are no financial dependents or sustains a nonscheduled injury under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, or any of its extensions. However, this title must not be construed to eliminate or diminish any right that any person or, in the case of the person's death, his personal representative, may have under either the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 901 et seq., and its extensions, or the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C. Section 30104 et seq."

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