South Carolina House Bill 3477

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-35-50, Relating To The Maximum Unemployment Insurance Benefits Allowed In A Benefit Year, So As To Base The Duration Of Unemployment Benefits Allowed On Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Unemployment Rates, To Provide Requirements For Calculating The Rates, And To Provide The Department Of Employment And Workforce Shall Promulgate Certain Related Regulations; And By Amending Section 41-35-120, Relating To Disqualification For Benefits.

Maximum potential employment benefits

Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Bruce Bannister [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]
Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Steven Long [R]	Rep. Christopher Wooten [R]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]
Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2025-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-05	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2024-12-05	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	35	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	35	50	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3477&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3477_20241205.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3477%202024-12-11%20prefiled.pdf