South Carolina House Bill 5187

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-29 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 41-10-35 So As To Provide That The Minimum Wage In This State Is The Greater Value Of Either Ten Dollars Or The Minimum Wage Set By The Fair Labor Standards Act; By Amending Section 6-1-130, Relating To The Scope Of Authority To Set Minimum Wage Rates, So As To Provide That A Political Subdivision Of This State May Not Require A Minimum Wage That Exceeds The Minimum Wage Established In This Act; By Amending Section 44-22-160, Relating To Therapeutic Patient Employment, So As To Provide That A Patient Employee Must Be Paid The Minimum Wage Established In This Act; And By Amending Sections 53-1-100 And 53-1-110, Both Relating To Sunday Work In Machine Shops And Sunday Work In Manufacturing Or Finishing Of Textile Products, Respectively, Both So As To Provide That Sunday Work Must Be Compensated At A Rate Of No Less Than The Minimum Wage Established In This Act.

Minimum wage

Rep. Robert Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-29	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2024-02-29	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	10	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text
44	22	160	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	100	(n/a)	See Bill Text
53	1	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5187&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5187_20240229.htm