South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 687

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Kimpson
Document Path: l:\s-res\mek\008vacc.kmm.mek.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 23, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Medical Affairs

Summary: COVID-19
COVID-19

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/23/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   3/23/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/23/2021

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO AUTHORIZE A BUSINESS OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT PATRONIZED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO NOTIFY ITS PATRONS OF THE PERCENTAGE OF ITS EMPLOYEES FULLY VACCINATED FOR THE COVID-19 VIRUS, TO AUTHORIZE A BUSINESS TO ADVERTISE THE PERCENTAGE OF FULLY VACCINATED EMPLOYEES, AND TO REQUIRE A BUSINESS TO DISCLOSE THE PERCENTAGE OF FULLY VACCINATED EMPLOYEES UPON REQUEST.

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

SECTION    1.    A business or other establishment patronized by the general public may display on its premises a sign, decal, or other appropriate media declaring the percentage of the business' employees who have been fully vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus.

SECTION    2.    A business may generally advertise or otherwise make the public aware of the percentage of the business' employees who are fully vaccinated.

SECTION    3.    Upon request, a business must disclose the percentage of the business' employees who are fully vaccinated. If the owner of a business or one of his employees fails to disclose, or intentionally misrepresents, the number of employees who are fully vaccinated, then the business is subject to a civil penalty of two hundred fifty dollars per occurrence.

SECTION    4.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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