---
type: "Bill"
title: "Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-9-197 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE \"FIREFIGHTER CANCER HEALTH CARE BENEFIT PLAN\" TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE POLICY UPON A FIREFIGHTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND TO SET FORTH THE BENEFITS CONTAINED IN THE POLICY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 1071"
citation: "South Carolina S 1071 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Cash", "Fanning", "Gambrell", "Goldfinch", "Grooms", "Johnson", "Martin", "Peeler", "Reese", "Senn", "Talley", "Young"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2af49fc-0172-45fb-ab30-a1c9ca994fe1"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1071&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "613489a7e29927cd944cb95f6c8009c100ea442f95d95f5ef9c0a85e69e2a726"
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 S 1071 (2019-2020) — Firefighter Cancer Health Care Benefit Plan

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-9-197 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE "FIREFIGHTER CANCER HEALTH CARE BENEFIT PLAN" TO PROVIDE A SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE POLICY UPON A FIREFIGHTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AND TO SET FORTH THE BENEFITS CONTAINED IN THE POLICY. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/1071.htm)
2. **2/4/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1071_20200204.htm)
3. **3/12/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1071_20200312.htm)
4. **5/12/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1071_20200512.htm)
5. **9/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1071_20200915.htm)
6. **9/22/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1071_20200922.htm)
7. **9/23/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1071_20200923.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–1** (pass) · lower
- to concur — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Cash — primary (person)
- Fanning — primary (person)
- Gambrell — primary (person)
- Goldfinch — primary (person)
- Grooms — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Reese — primary (person)
- Senn — primary (person)
- Talley — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-12** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-12** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-05-12** Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- **2020-05-12** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2020-05-13** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-06-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2020-06-24** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-22** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill
- **2020-09-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-22** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1
- **2020-09-23** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-09-23** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-23** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2020-09-23** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 165
- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-07** Effective date 07/01/21
- **2020-10-07** Act No. 168

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2af49fc-0172-45fb-ab30-a1c9ca994fe1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).