South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 798

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gregory
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3381dw05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2005
Introduced in the House on March 14, 2006
Last Amended on March 9, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Employers authorized to advertise for nonsmoking employees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/27/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   4/27/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-9
    3/2/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        SJ-11
    3/3/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/7/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-11
    3/9/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-15
    3/9/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-15
   3/14/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-21
   3/14/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-21

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/27/2005
3/2/2006
3/3/2006
3/9/2006

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AS PASSED BY THE SENATE

March 9, 2006

S. 798

Introduced by Senator Gregory

S. Printed 3/9/06--S.

Read the first time April 27, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 41-1-85, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF USING TOBACCO PRODUCTS OUTSIDE OF THE WORKPLACE AS THE BASIS FOR TAKING A PERSONNEL ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN EMPLOYER TO ADVERTISE FOR NONSMOKER EMPLOYEES AND DESIGNATE IN HIS ADVERTISEMENT THAT THE WORKPLACE IS A NONSMOKING ENVIRONMENT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 41-1-85 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 593 of 1990, is further amended to read:

"Section 41-1-85.    (A)    The use of tobacco products outside the workplace must not be the basis of personnel action, including, but not limited to, employment, termination, demotion, or promotion of an employee.

(B)    An employer may advertise that employees cannot smoke in the workplace and designate in his advertisement that the workplace is a nonsmoking environment."

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

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