Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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04.24.2024 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment adds H5118, the energy reform legislation, to the bill. 04.16.2024 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Insurance subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.14.2024 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended in the subcommittee. 02.29.2024 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee carried this bill over. 02.21.2024 The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Professions and Occupations subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments includes employees in the Office of State Fire in the definition of firefighter and makes the bill retroactive to July 2021 when the law was enacted. Summary of the bill as introduced: Changes the definition of firefighter in the Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan to include non-residents of South Carolina who work in the state. |