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A48, R56, S465
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hayes
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\19916ab13.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 28, 2013
Introduced in the House on April 17, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on May 23, 2013
Governor's Action: June 7, 2013, Signed
Summary: Small Employer Health Insurance Availability Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/28/2013 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
2/28/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
(Senate Journal-page 7)
4/10/2013 Senate Committee report: Favorable Banking and Insurance
(Senate Journal-page 21)
4/11/2013 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
4/11/2013 Senate Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 20)
4/16/2013 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 22)
4/17/2013 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 18)
4/17/2013 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 18)
5/16/2013 House Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 4)
5/22/2013 House Read second time (House Journal-page 27)
5/22/2013 House Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 27)
5/23/2013 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 18)
6/4/2013 Ratified R 56
6/7/2013 Signed By Governor
6/18/2013 Effective date 06/07/13
6/18/2013 Act No. 48
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A48, R56, S465)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 38-71-1330, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF AN "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
"Eligible employee" redefined
SECTION 1. Section 38-71-1330(6) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 180 of 2008, is further amended to read:
"(6) 'Eligible employee' means an employee:
(a) as defined in Section 38-71-710(1) or Section 38-71-840(7) who works on a full-time basis and has a normal workweek of thirty or more hours; or
(b) who is a licensed real estate person engaged in the sale, leasing, or rental of real estate for a licensed real estate broker on a straight commission basis, who has signed a valid independent contractor agreement with the broker who works on a full-time basis and has a normal workweek of thirty or more hours."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 4th day of June, 2013.
Approved the 7th day of June, 2013.
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