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A43, R64, S61
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hutto
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9547dg17.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3600
Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2017
Introduced in the House on February 8, 2017
Passed by the General Assembly on May 10, 2017
Governor's Action: May 19, 2017, Signed
Summary: State health plan
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/13/2016 Senate Prefiled
12/13/2016 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
1/10/2017 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 44)
1/10/2017 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 44)
1/31/2017 Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance
(Senate Journal-page 24)
2/2/2017 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
2/2/2017 Senate Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 10)
2/7/2017 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 30)
2/8/2017 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 2)
2/8/2017 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 2)
5/4/2017 House Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 44)
5/9/2017 House Read second time (House Journal-page 103)
5/9/2017 House Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 103)
5/10/2017 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 15)
5/15/2017 Ratified R 64
5/19/2017 Signed By Governor
5/25/2017 Effective date 5/19/17
5/31/2017 Act No. 43
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A43, R64, S61)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1-11-720, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE HEALTH PLAN, SO AS TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STATE HEALTH PLAN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Participation in the State Health Plan
SECTION 1. Section 1-11-720(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 31 of 2011, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) a political subdivision of the State of South Carolina, or a governmental agency or instrumentality of such a political subdivision."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 15th day of May, 2017.
Approved the 19th day of May, 2017.
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