South Carolina Senate Bill 546

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 22 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-28 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-29-20, Relating To The Appointment Of The Department Of Employment And Workforce's Executive Director, His Appointment, Removal From Office, And Compensation, So As To Provide That The Executive Director Is Appointed By The Governor With The Advice And Consent Of The Senate; By Amending Section 41-29-35, Relating To Appointment Of The Executive Director, So As To Provide Qualifications For Office; And By Repealing Article 7, Chapter 27, Title 41, Relating To The Department Of Employment And Workforce Review Committee.

DEW Restructuring

Sen. Shane Massey [R]

Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Sen. George Campsen [R]

Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]

2023-03-21 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-28	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-03-28	House	Introduced and read first time
2023-03-22	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2023-03-21	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2023-03-21	Senate	Read second time
2023-03-21	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2023-03-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-03-15	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-02-16	Senate	Introduced and read first time

S0554 (Similar To) 2023-02-21 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	29	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
41	29	35	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0546&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/546_20230216.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/546_20230316.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/546_20230321.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/546_20230315.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0546%202023-02-16%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=22575