---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 42-9-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS BY EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES MUST BE MADE BY CHECKS OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 42-9-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS BY EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES MUST BE MADE BY CHECKS OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3441"
citation: "South Carolina H 3441 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gagnon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc18d0dc-5306-4b12-aeab-68efe6421144"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3441&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "98d68cab9befb6ad6e43ce06e773419aabe2ce9df8aa6b288f75c53e3a73b51a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3441 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 42-9-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PAYMENTS BY EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES MUST BE MADE BY CHECKS OR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1/12/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3441_20170112.htm)
2. **1/25/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3441_20170125.htm)
3. **1/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3441_20170126.htm)
4. **1/26/2017-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3441_20170126a.htm)
5. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3441_20170426.htm)
6. **4/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3441_20170427.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **90–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gagnon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-17** Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
- **2017-01-17** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-01-26** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-01-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-01-26** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-0
- **2017-01-26** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2017-01-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Sabb, Talley
- **2017-04-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0
- **2017-05-03** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-04** Ratified R 43
- **2017-05-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** Effective date 5/9/17
- **2017-05-15** Act No. 24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc18d0dc-5306-4b12-aeab-68efe6421144`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).