republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/h-3200.md

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Bill	SC Lactation Support	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA LACTATION SUPPORT ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS DAILY SHALL PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH REASONABLE UNPAID BREAK TIME OR SHALL PERMIT EMPLOYEES TO USE PAID BREAK TIME OR MEAL TIME TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN AREAS WHERE EMPLOYEES MAY EXPRESS BREAST MILK, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST EMPLOYEES FOR CHOOSING TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN THE WORKPLACE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, TO ALLOW NONCOMPLIANCE WHEN AN UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THE EMPLOYER WOULD RESULT FROM COMPLIANCE, AND TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO PROVIDE RELATED OBLIGATIONS OF THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE RELATED FINDINGS AND EXPRESS THE INTENTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO PROVIDE A THIRTY-DAY COMPLIANCE PERIOD FOR EMPLOYERS. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 3200	South Carolina H 3200 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Allison Bernstein Brawley Caskey Clyburn Cogswell Govan Henderson-Myers McDaniel Norrell Ridgeway Weeks	6	26	3	2018-12-18	2020-06-26	openstates	ocd-bill/565d9eb1-d408-46dd-9aeb-fc01b3ef8b2b	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3200&session=123&summary=B	c9c98148d0787e6c9120331eb2d6542b482512cd93637ab057f1e569109dbec9	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3200 (2019-2020) — SC Lactation Support

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA LACTATION SUPPORT ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 41-1-130 SO AS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS DAILY SHALL PROVIDE EMPLOYEES WITH REASONABLE UNPAID BREAK TIME OR SHALL PERMIT EMPLOYEES TO USE PAID BREAK TIME OR MEAL TIME TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS SHALL MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN AREAS WHERE EMPLOYEES MAY EXPRESS BREAST MILK, TO PROVIDE EMPLOYERS MAY NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST EMPLOYEES FOR CHOOSING TO EXPRESS BREAST MILK IN THE WORKPLACE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, TO ALLOW NONCOMPLIANCE WHEN AN UNDUE HARDSHIP ON THE EMPLOYER WOULD RESULT FROM COMPLIANCE, AND TO PROVIDE REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO PROVIDE RELATED OBLIGATIONS OF THE HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE RELATED FINDINGS AND EXPRESS THE INTENTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO PROVIDE A THIRTY-DAY COMPLIANCE PERIOD FOR EMPLOYERS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/23/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 12/18/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/28/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/12/2020 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/6/2019 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 111–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Bernstein — primary (person)
• Brawley — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Clyburn — primary (person)
• Cogswell — primary (person)
• Govan — primary (person)
• Henderson-Myers — primary (person)
• McDaniel — primary (person)
• Norrell — primary (person)
• Ridgeway — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-12-18 Prefiled filing
• 2018-12-18 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2019-01-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-08 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2019-01-16 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley
• 2019-01-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel
• 2019-02-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
• 2019-02-28 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Norrell, Weeks
• 2019-03-06 Amended amendment-passage
• 2019-03-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2019-03-06 Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
• 2019-03-07 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2019-03-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2019-03-07 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2020-01-23 Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-03-12 Amended amendment-passage
• 2020-03-12 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-03-12 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2020-05-12 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2020-06-24 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2020-06-24 Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
• 2020-06-25 Ratified R 146
• 2020-06-25 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2020-06-26 Effective date 07/25/20
• 2020-06-26 Act No. 141

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/565d9eb1-d408-46dd-9aeb-fc01b3ef8b2b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).