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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3289 Ratification Number:296 Act Number:243 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20010118 Primary Sponsor:Cato All Sponsors:Cato, Wilkins, Harrison, Kelley, Barrett, Chellis, Coates, Cooper, Harrell, Hinson, Rice, Sandifer, Sharpe, W.D. Smith, Thompson, Trotter, White, A. Young, Campsen, Bingham, Altman, Edge Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\pt\1133dw01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020425 Date of Last Amendment:20020403 Governor's Action:U Became law without signature of Governor Date of Governor's Action:20020515 Subject:Minimum wage, political subdivisions not to establish or require minimum wage that exceeds set federal minimum wage History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020603 Act No. A243 ------ 20020515 Unsigned, became law without signature of Governor ------ 20020508 Ratified R296 House 20020425 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20020423 Read third time, returned to House with amendment Senate 20020417 Debate interrupted by adjournment Senate 20020411 Debate interrupted by adjournment Senate 20020410 Debate interrupted by adjournment Senate 20020403 Made Special Order Senate 20020403 Amended, read second time Senate 20020402 Debate interrupted by adjournment Senate 20020326 Made Special Order Senate 20010502 Committee report: Favorable 11 SJ Senate 20010221 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee House 20010221 Read third time, sent to Senate ------ 20010221 Scrivener's error corrected House 20010220 Amended, read second time House 20010220 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Edge House 20010214 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 20010215 House 20010206 Objection by Representative Cobb-Hunter J.H. Neal House 20010206 Request for debate by Representative Govan J.E. Smith Rutherford McLeod Hosey Cato Clyburn Weeks Law Lloyd R. Brown Breeland Mack J.R. Smith Limehouse Chellis Altman Martin Ott House 20010206 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Bingham Altman House 20010201 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Campsen House 20010131 Committee report: Favorable with 26 HLCI amendment House 20010118 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on January 31, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 20, 2001 - Word format Revised on February 21, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 2, 2001 - Word format Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format
(A243, R296, H3289)
AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 1, TITLE 6, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-130 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE FROM ESTABLISHING, MANDATING, OR OTHERWISE REQUIRING A MINIMUM WAGE THAT EXCEEDS THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE SET PURSUANT TO 29 U.S.C. 206.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Political subdivision may not establish minimum wage which exceeds federal minimum wage
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 6-1-130. (A) For purposes of this section 'political subdivision' includes, but is not limited to, a municipality, county, school district, special purpose district, or public service district.
(B) A political subdivision of this State may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require a minimum wage rate that exceeds the federal minimum wage rate set forth in Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 206. Also, a political subdivision of this State may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require a minimum wage rate related to employee wages that are exempt under 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
(C) This section does not limit the authority of political subdivisions to establish wage rates in contracts to which they are a party.
(D) For purposes of this section, 'wage' has the same meaning set forth in Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. 203(m)."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/15/02.
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