South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4288

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Spires
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3803dw10.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2010
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Human Affairs Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2009  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2010  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-60
   1/12/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-60

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2009

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 1-13-120 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION TO ASSESS A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 13, TITLE 1, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE FROM THIS PENALTY BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE STATE AND APPROPRIATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS IT CONSIDERS NECESSARY.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 13, Title 1 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 1-13-120.     (A)    The State Human Affairs Commission may assess a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter. For a discriminatory action, a person may be assessed an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars. If the discriminatory act was a wilful act, a person may be assessed an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars.

(B)    All monies resulting from the civil penalties assessed pursuant to the provisions of this section must be deposited in the general fund of the State and appropriated by the General Assembly as it considers necessary.

(C)    If the person found to have violated the provisions of this chapter is an employer of fifty or fewer employees, a civil fine may be paid in installments by the employer."

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

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