South Carolina House Bill 5080

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 29-1)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-04-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Sessions, Pope, T.Moore, M.M.Smith, Robbins, Gatch, Wooten, Schuessler, Brewer, Murphy, Forrest, Blackwell
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 38-77-300 So As To Provide That An Individual Or Group Health Plan Must Provide Coverage Under The Same Terms And Conditions To The Spouse Or Dependent Of A First Responder Covered By Such A Plan In Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 1-3-470, Relating To Lowering Flags Upon Death In The Line Of Duty, So As To Add An Emergency Medical Technician; By Adding Section 12-6-1172 So As To Provide For A First Responder Retirement Income Deduction; By Amending Section 12-6-1170, Relating To The Retirement Income Tax Deduction, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To General Exemption From Taxes, So As To Provide That A Qualified Surviving Spouse Also Means Certain Surviving Spouses Of Emergency Medical Technicians; And By Amending Section 59-111-110, Relating To Waived Tuition, So As To Provide That The Children Of Certain Emergency Medical Technicians Also Qualify For Certain Waived Tuition.

EMS preretirement benefit

Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Rep. Jason Elliott [R]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]
Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Elizabeth Wetmore [D]	Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]
Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Benjamin Connell [R]	Rep. Bill Hager [R]	Rep. David Vaughan [R]
Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Fawn Pedalino [R]
Rep. Neal Collins [R]	Rep. Randy Ligon [R]	Rep. Heath Sessions [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]
Rep. Travis Moore [R]	Rep. Marvin Smith [R]	Rep. Robby Robbins [R]	Rep. Gil Gatch [R]
Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Carla Schuessler [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]
Rep. Cally Forrest [R]	Rep. Bart Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-04-17	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Sessions, Pope, T.Moore, M.M.Smith, Robbins, Gatch, Wooten, Schuessler, Brewer, Murphy, Forrest, Blackwell
2024-04-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Wetmore, Jordan, Yow, Mitchell, Connell, Hager, Vaughan, Long, Ballentine, Davis, Pedalino, Collins
2024-04-09	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
2024-02-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2024-02-13	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-02-13	House	Introduced and read first time

S0547 (Similar To) 2023-03-02 - Scrivener's error corrected
H3928 (Similar To) 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
H4102 (Similar To) 2023-03-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
H4534 (Similar To) 2024-01-18 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	3	470	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	37	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	6	1170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	6	1172	(n/a)	See Bill Text
38	77	300	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	111	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5080&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5080_20240213.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5080_20240227.htm