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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
04/23/2025
04/23/2025
Crossed Over
04/22/2025
04/22/2025
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
126th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 42-11-30, Relating To Occupational Diseases Compensable Under Workers' Compensation And Conditions Presumed To Have Arisen Out Of And In The Course Of Employment For Firefighters, So As To Include Stroke, And To Revise Presumption Entitlement Criteria To Include Conditions Developed While Actively On Duty Instead Of Actively Engaged In Firefighting.
AI Summary
This bill amends South Carolina's Workers' Compensation Law to expand coverage for firefighters by including stroke as a compensable occupational disease, meaning it is presumed to be work-related unless proven otherwise. It also revises the criteria for this presumption, allowing it to apply to conditions that develop while a firefighter is actively on duty, rather than solely when actively fighting fires, responding to technical rescue incidents, or participating in strenuous training exercises, or within 24 hours of such activities. This change aims to provide broader protection for firefighters who experience health issues related to their demanding profession.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Justice
Sponsors (14)
Mark Smith (R)*,
Heather Bauer (D),
Brandon Guffey (R),
Tom Hartnett (R),
Jay Kilmartin (R),
Brian Lawson (R),
John McCravy (R),
Scott Montgomery (R),
Weston Newton (R),
Tommy Pope (R),
Blake Sanders (R),
Tiffany Spann-Wilder (D),
Bill Taylor (R),
James Teeple (R),
Last Action
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (on 04/29/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3163&session=126&summary=B |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20260429.htm |
| Fiscal Note - H3163 2025-04-10 Amended | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3163%202025-04-10%20amended.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250410b.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250410.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250410A.htm |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20250409.htm |
| Fiscal Note - H3163 2025-01-14 Introduced | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/H3163%202025-01-14%20introduced.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3163_20241205.htm |
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