South Carolina 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

S 700 — Earned Wage Access Services Act

Last action — Act No. 190

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 30, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 21, 2024.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EARNED WAGE ACCESS SERVICES ACT" SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR EARNED WAGE ACCESS SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Act No. 190

  2. Effective date 11/21/24

  3. Signed By Governor

  4. Ratified R 188

  5. Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

  6. Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

  7. Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-2

  8. Read second time

  9. Amended

  10. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Sandifer, Hiott, Hixon, Carter, Erickson, Blackwell, B Newton, Ligon, MM Smith, McCravy, West, Jefferson, Calhoon, Whitmire, Bustos

  11. Scrivener's error corrected

  12. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

  13. Scrivener's error corrected

  14. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  15. Introduced and read first time

  16. Read third time and sent to House

  17. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

  18. Read second time

  19. Scrivener's error corrected

  20. Committee Amendment Adopted

  21. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

  22. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  23. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Passage of Bill

Passed 105 Yea · 2 Nay · 17 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1022016
Republican 2000
Democrat 0001
Total 1042017
% of votes cast 85%2%0%14%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Carter, Jerry T. — Yea
Connell, J. Benjamin — Not Voting
Cox, Bobby J. — Not Voting
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Yea
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Not Voting
Hyde, Max T., Jr. — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr. — Not Voting
Jones, Stewart O. — Yea
May, Robert J., III — Yea
Morgan, Adam M. — Yea
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Nutt, Roger A. — Yea
O'Neal, David L. — Yea
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Yea
Representative Annie E. McDaniel — Not Voting
Representative April Cromer — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Guffey — Yea
Representative Brandon L. Cox — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Not Voting
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Chris Wooten — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Not Voting
Representative Cody T. Mitchell — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative Daniel Gibson — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Yea
Representative David Vaughan — Yea
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Donald G. "Don" Chapman — Yea
Representative Donald Ryan McCabe, Jr. — Yea
Representative Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore — Yea
Representative Fawn M. Pedalino — Yea
Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr. — Yea
Representative Gil Gatch — Not Voting
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Heath Sessions — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative Heather Bauer — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Yea
Representative JA Moore — Yea
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Not Voting
Representative John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Yea
Representative Jordan S. Pace — Yea
Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos — Nay
Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White — Not Voting
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Yea
Representative Kambrell H. Garvin — Yea
Representative Kathy Landing — Yea
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Yea
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Not Voting
Representative M. Brian Lawson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Yea
Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus — Yea
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Mike M. Neese — Yea
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Patrick B. Haddon — Nay
Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robby Robbins — Yea
Representative Robert J. "Rob" Harris — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Seth Rose — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative T. Alan Morgan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas Beach — Yea
Representative Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr. — Yea
Representative Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Travis A. Moore — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Not Voting
Representative Wendell K. Jones — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Hager — Yea
Representative William H. Bailey — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Yea
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Marvin — Yea
Thayer, Anne J. — Not Voting
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Not Voting
Trantham, Ashley B. — Not Voting
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder Democrat Not Voting
Carla M. Schuessler Republican Yea
T. Case Brittain, Jr. Republican Yea

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2nd Reading

Passed 43 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43002
Total 43002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (45)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 700 do?
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 8 TO CHAPTER 5, TITLE 39 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "SOUTH CAROLINA EARNED WAGE ACCESS SERVICES ACT" SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR EARNED WAGE ACCESS SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Who sponsors S 700?
S 700 is sponsored by Senator Tom Davis.
What is the current status of S 700?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 30, 2023. Enacted.
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