H 4592 General Bill, By Sandifer, Erickson, Toole, Brady, Gambrell, Bales, Whitmire, Allison, Bedingfield, G.R. Smith, Bannister, Nanney, Corbin, Clemmons, Delleney, Simrill, Horne, D.C. Moss, Frye, Hearn, Stringer, Ryan, Bowen, Harrison, Bingham, Owens, Southard, Patrick, Crosby, Edge, Herbkersman, Funderburk, Pinson, Parker, Long, Thayer, Anderson, Sottile, Hiott, Taylor, J.R. Smith, Putnam, Weeks, Hardwick, Hamilton, Murphy, V.S. Moss, Lucas, Forrester, G.M. Smith, Limehouse, Pope, Daning, Huggins, Tallon, Ballentine, Hayes, Harrell, Chumley and Hixon
Summary: Unemployment compensation
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 41-41-45 SO AS TO PROVIDE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF PROHIBITIONS AGAINST MAKING FALSE STATEMENTS RELATED TO UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION, TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF MONEY RECEIVED FROM FINES CREATED BY THIS PENALTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE MAY NEVERTHELESS ENTER A CERTAIN WRITTEN CONSENT AGREEMENT WITH A PERSON ALLEGED TO BE GUILTY; TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-10, RELATING TO OBTAINING OR INCREASING AN EMPLOYMENT SECURITY BENEFIT BY USE OF FALSE STATEMENTS OR FALSE REPRESENTATIONS, OR BY THE FAILURE TO DISCLOSE MATERIAL FACTS, SO AS TO REMOVE CIVIL PENALTIES AND TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND A REQUIREMENT OF RESTITUTION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-41-30, RELATING TO THE PREVENTION OR REDUCTION OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY BENEFITS OR CONTRIBUTIONS BY AN EMPLOYER, SO AS TO DELETE CIVIL PENALTIES AND TO IMPOSE CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
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01/12/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 126)
01/12/12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 126)
01/25/12	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 1)
01/25/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Whitmire, Allison, Bedingfield, G.R.Smith, Bannister, Nanney, Corbin, Clemmons, Delleney, Simrill, Horne, D.C.Moss, Frye, Hearn, Stringer, Ryan, Bowen, Harrison, Bingham, Owens, Southard, Patrick, Crosby, Edge, Herbkersman, Funderburk, Pinson, Parker, Long, Thayer, Anderson, Sottile, Hiott, Taylor, J.R.Smith, Putnam, G.M.Smith, Weeks, Hardwick, Hamilton, Murphy, V.S.Moss, Lucas, Forrester
01/26/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Limehouse, Pope
01/26/12		Scrivener's error corrected
01/31/12	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cobb-Hunter, JH Neal, Howard, Hart, Ott, Williams, Jefferson, King, Sabb, Brantley, Govan, RL Brown, Sandifer, Hosey, Clyburn, Alexander, Anderson, Stavinakis, Gilliard, Atwater, JR Brown, Weeks, Clemmons, Whitmire (House Journal-page 15)
01/31/12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning, Huggins, Tallon, Ballentine, Hayes, Harrell, Chumley, Hixon
02/01/12	House	Debate adjourned until Tues., 02-21-12 (House Journal-page 26)
02/22/12	House	Amended (House Journal-page 150)
02/22/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 150)
02/22/12	House	Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-48 (House Journal-page 164)
02/23/12	House	Rejected (House Journal-page 66)
02/23/12	House	Roll call Yeas-11 Nays-94 (House Journal-page 67)