Employment First Initiative Act
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "EMPLOYMENT FIRST INITIATIVE ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 5 TO TITLE 41 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO ESTABLISH POLICIES SUPPORTIVE OF COMPETITIVE AND INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, TO CREATE RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES FOR STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE, TO CREATE THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EMPLOYMENT FIRST OVERSIGHT COMMISSION", AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION, FUNCTION, AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Last action May 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2021 · House Mar 2, 2021
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
May 6, 2021
D
Democratic15
100% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican28
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
7
Amendments
6
May 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Shealy, Bennett, Sabb
upper
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Cogswell, Collins, Jefferson
lower
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 12, 2021
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 12, 2021
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 6, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-1)
senate
Apr 27, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 2, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (105-7-9)
house
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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