South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 633

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Jackson, K. Johnson and McLeod
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Introduced in the Senate on March 2, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Minimum Wage

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/2/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
    3/2/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/2/2021

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO PROVIDE FOR A STATEWIDE ADVISORY REFERENDUM TO BE HELD AT THE SAME TIME AS THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THIS STATE FAVOR RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

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

SECTION    1.    (A)    A statewide advisory referendum must be held at the same time as the 2022 General Election to ascertain the wishes of the qualified electors of this State as to whether the State should raise the State's minimum wage to fifteen dollars per hour.

    (B)    The question must be submitted to the qualified electors at the 2022 advisory referendum. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

    "Should the State of South Carolina raise the State's minimum wage to fifteen dollars per hour?

Yes    []

No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

    (C)    Within sixty days after the results of the 2022 General Election are certified, the State Election Commission must submit a report to the General Assembly concerning the results of the referendum.

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