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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.4417 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:20020108 Primary Sponsor:Walker All Sponsors:Walker, Altman, Vaughn, Robinson Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\bbm\10538sd01.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Health insurance benefits may be provided only to eligible employees of public or private entities and their immediate family History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020108 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee House 20020107 Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep. Robinson House 20011219 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 38-61-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE BODY, ENTITY, OR INSTITUTION THAT PROVIDES HEALTH INSURANCE OR OTHER INSURANCE BENEFITS UNDER A GROUP POLICY TO PERSONS WHO ARE NOT THE SPOUSE, DEPENDANT, OR RELATION OF AN INSURED EMPLOYEE MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY TYPE OF STATE FUNDING INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, APPROPRIATIONS, AID TO SUBDIVISIONS OR GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 38-61-60. A public or private body, entity, institution, board, commission, or committee that provides health insurance or other insurance benefits under a group policy to persons who are not the spouse, dependant, or relation of an insured employee may not receive any type of state funding including, but not limited to, direct appropriations, aid to subdivisions, or grants, scholarships or financial assistance paid to either the entity or to students of that entity to be used to offset its tuition or fees.
The General Assembly declares that prohibition contained in this section is enacted consistent with the public policy of this State as stated in Section 20-1-15 with regard to same-sex marriages, and the General Assembly further declares that it is the public policy of this State not to encourage through state action domestic partner unions of either sex without the benefit of marriage which for insurance purposes are treated the same as marriage."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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