South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4509

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Leach
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5733sd04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3298, 4714

Introduced in the House on January 13, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on May 12, 2004
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: State employees, payroll deductions; prepaid legal insurance premiums

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/13/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-93
   1/13/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-93
   1/21/2004  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-76
   1/21/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-76
    5/5/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-1
   5/11/2004  House   Read second time HJ-11
   5/12/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
   5/12/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   5/12/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-12

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/13/2004
5/5/2004

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 5, 2004

H. 4509

Introduced by Rep. Leach

S. Printed 5/5/04--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2004.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4509) to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section 8-11-81 so as to authorize the Comptroller General to pay a premium for the prepaid legal insurance, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

HARRY F. CATO for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

The Office of the Comptroller General has indicated the there would be no fiscal impact on the General Fund of the State.

Approved By:

Don Addy

Office of State Budget

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 8-11-81 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO PAY A PREMIUM FOR THE PREPAID LEGAL INSURANCE OF A STATE EMPLOYEE BY MEANS OF PAYROLL DEDUCTION AND TO PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO THE PAYROLL DEDUCTION.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 8-11-81.    The Comptroller General, upon request of an employee of the State, may make a deduction from the compensation of the employee for the payment of a fee for prepaid legal services as defined in Section 37-16-10(3), offered by a prepaid legal company as defined in Section 37-16-10(2), and regulated by the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. The Comptroller General may not make deductions for fewer than two hundred and fifty state employees in any particular plan. The Comptroller General shall pay over to the prepaid legal company amounts collected or withheld pursuant to this section. The cost of the prepaid legal services or expenses incidental to the payroll deduction must not be borne, in whole or in part, by the State in connection with the deduction, nor may the State aid a prepaid legal company in the solicitation of a policy by expressly or implicitly endorsing a particular prepaid legal service or prepaid legal company."

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

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