H 3658 General Bill, By Clemmons, Harrell, Loftis, Herbkersman, Merrill, Corbin, 
Norman, D.C. Moss, Quinn, Bowen, Forrester, McCoy, Lucas, Bedingfield, Hamilton, 
Bingham, Hardwick, Owens, Bikas, Parker, Cooper, Erickson, Frye, V.S. Moss, 
Long, G.R. Smith, Atwater, Huggins, Murphy, Hearn, Whitmire, Brannon, Chumley, 
Tallon, Taylor, Limehouse, Patrick, Crosby, Thayer, Sottile, Crawford, Allison, 
Ballentine, Barfield, Cole, Daning, Delleney, Edge, Gambrell, Harrison, 
Henderson, Hixon, Lowe, Nanney, Pinson, Pitts, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, 
J.R. Smith, Toole, Willis, Horne, White and Viers
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE
 "SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYER FREE SPEECH ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 41-7-110 SO AS TO
 PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER IN THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED TO POST, PHYSICALLY,
 ELECTRONICALLY, OR OTHERWISE, NOTICES INFORMING EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RIGHTS
 UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, COURT DECISIONS IMPLEMENTING THOSE
 RIGHTS, OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE RIGHTS, AND TO
 PROVIDE DEFINITIONS.

   02/10/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   02/10/11  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 9)
   03/03/11  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   03/04/11         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/09/11  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, Crawford,
                     Lowe, McLeod, Atwater, Hart, Toole, Sellers,
                     Ott, Daning, Crosby, Erickson, Brantley,
                     Cobb-Hunter, JH Neal, Govan, Williams,
                     Jefferson, King, Knight, Allison, Young,
                     McEachern, RL Brown, Anderson Hosey, Clyburn,
                     Alexander, GR Smith, JR Smith, Bikas, Gilliard,
                     Mack, Weeks, Hixon, and Clemmons
                     (House Journal-page 22)
   03/10/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Horne
   03/10/11  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 15, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 51)
   03/30/11  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, March 31, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 42)
   03/31/11  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 40)
   04/07/11  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, April 12, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 34)
   04/13/11  House  Debate interrupted (House Journal-page 42)
   04/13/11  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 14, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 43)
   04/27/11  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 30)
   04/27/11  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 79)
   04/27/11  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 28, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 90)
   04/28/11  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 3, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 67)
   05/04/11  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 5, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 45)
   05/05/11  House  Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 11, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 25)
   05/12/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
   05/12/11  House  Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 17, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 18)
   05/17/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   05/18/11  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 19, 2011
                     (House Journal-page 28)
   05/19/11  House  Amended (House Journal-page 40)
   05/19/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 40)
   05/19/11  House  Roll call Yeas-76  Nays-26 (House Journal-page 40)
   05/20/11         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/24/11  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 80)
   05/25/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   05/25/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (Senate Journal-page 5)

AMENDED

May 19, 2011

H. 3658

Introduced by Reps. Clemmons, Harrell, Loftis, Herbkersman, Merrill, Corbin, Norman, D.C. Moss, Quinn, Bowen, Forrester, McCoy, Lucas, Bedingfield, Hamilton, Bingham, Hardwick, Owens, Bikas, Parker, Cooper, Erickson, Frye, V.S. Moss, Long, G.R. Smith, Atwater, Huggins, Murphy, Hearn, Whitmire, Brannon, Chumley, Tallon, Taylor, Limehouse, Patrick, Crosby, Thayer, Sottile, Crawford, Allison, Ballentine, Barfield, Cole, Daning, Delleney, Edge, Gambrell, Harrison, Henderson, Hixon, Lowe, Nanney, Pinson, Pitts, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M. Smith, J.R. Smith, Toole, Willis, Horne, White, Bannister, Young and Viers

S. Printed 5/19/11--H.    [SEC 5/20/11 2:34 PM]

Read the first time February 10, 2011.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYER FREE SPEECH ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 41-7-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYER IN THIS STATE IS NOT REQUIRED TO POST, PHYSICALLY, ELECTRONICALLY, OR OTHERWISE, NOTICES INFORMING EMPLOYEES OF THEIR RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT, COURT DECISIONS IMPLEMENTING THOSE RIGHTS, OR INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE RIGHTS, AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    This act is known and may be cited as the "South Carolina Employer Free Speech Act".

SECTION    2.    Chapter 7, Title 41 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 41-7-110.    (A)    An employer in this State is not required to post, physically, electronically, or otherwise, notices informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, court decisions implementing those rights, or information pertaining to the enforcement of those rights.

(B)    For purposes of this section, 'employer' means a person, partnership, for profit or nonprofit corporation, limited liability corporation, and their agents, direct or indirect, that employ one or more employees. As used in this definition, 'agent' means any former supervisor or the employer's designee. This definition includes employers who are subject to the National Labor Relations Act."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect January 1, 2012.