South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4089

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bingham and Cotty
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3434dw05.doc

Introduced in the House on May 12, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Residential construction companies

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/12/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-49
   5/12/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-49
   4/19/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-3
   4/20/2006  House   Objection by Rep. Kennedy HJ-31
   4/20/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/25/2006  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Chellis, Jefferson, Clyburn, 
                        Weeks, Cato, Moody-Lawrence, Leach, Battle, Miller, 
                        and Rivers HJ-48
   4/26/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
   4/26/2006  House   Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-79

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/12/2005
4/19/2006
4/20/2006

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 19, 2006

H. 4089

Introduced by Rep. Bingham

S. Printed 4/19/06--H.    [SEC 4/20/06 7:34 PM]

Read the first time May 12, 2005.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON

LABOR, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4089) to amend Section 42-1-360, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to exemptions of employees from the workers' compensation law, so as to include, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

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

HARRY F. CATO for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-360, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS OF EMPLOYEES FROM THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF A RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AS BEING EXEMPT.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 42-1-360(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    Any a person who has regularly has employed in service less than four employees in the same business within the State or who had a total annual payroll during the previous calendar year of less than three thousand dollars regardless of the number of persons employed during that period. Notwithstanding another provision of law, sole proprietors, partners, officers of corporations, and their employees, regardless of the number or amount of their annual payroll, or both, that practice or offer to practice residential building as defined by Section 40-59-20(6), residential specialty contracting as defined by Section 40-59-20(7), or related home building services, are not eligible for the exemptions from the requirement to carry workers' compensation insurance, unless their job responsibility does not require them specifically to visit or perform work on a residential building site;"

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

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