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S. 1164
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
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Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Motor carrier safety improvement
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/11/2020 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
3/11/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 3)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENT" AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPLOYMENT, IMPLEMENTATION, OR USE OF CERTAIN MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED WHEN EVALUATING AN INDIVIDUAL'S STATUS AS AN EMPLOYEE, JOINT EMPLOYEE, OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACT UNDER STATE LAW.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-5-100. (A) For the purposes of this section, 'motor carrier safety improvement' means any device, equipment, software, technology, procedure, training, policy, program, or operational practice intended and primarily used to facilitate or improve:
(1) the safety of a motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle, as defined in Section 12-37-2810;
(2) compliance with traffic safety laws relating to a motor carrier or commercial motor vehicle; or
(3) the safety of third-party users of public roads.
(B) The deployment, implementation, or use of a motor carrier safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, shall not be considered when evaluating an individual's status as an employee, joint employee, or independent contractor under any state law."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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