South Carolina House Bill 3948 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 22 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-22 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-64
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-130, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE, SO AS TO INCLUDE LEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, PROVIDED THE EMPLOYER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE IMMIGRANT'S ILLEGAL STATUS PRIOR TO THE EMPLOYEE'S INJURY; TO AMEND SECTION 42-1-360, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERSONS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION LAW, SO AS TO EXCLUDE FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHOSE ILLEGAL STATUS WAS KNOWN TO THE EMPLOYER AT THE TIME OF THE IMMIGRANTS' HIRE AND ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHOM THE EMPLOYER DISCOVERS THE ILLEGAL STATUS DURING EMPLOYMENT BUT BEFORE INJURY AND TO RESTRICT RECOVERY IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES TO THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 10, TITLE 41; AND TO AMEND SECTION 41-10-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS REGARDING PAYMENT OF WAGES, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN "WAGES" MEDICAL PAYMENTS PROVIDED TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS EXCLUDED FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

Include In "wages" Medical Payments Provided To Illegal Immigrants Excluded From Workers' Compensation.

Sen. Rex Rice [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-22		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-64
2009-04-22		Introduced and read first time HJ-64

S0306 (Similar To) 2009-02-02 - Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Rankin, Hutto, Bright, Davis
H3890 (Similar To) 2009-04-21 - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-15

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	10	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
42	1	130	(n/a)	See Bill Text
42	1	360	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3948&session=118