republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2019-2020/s-1071.md

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Bill	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	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	S 1071	South Carolina S 1071 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	Alexander Cash Fanning Gambrell Goldfinch Grooms Johnson Martin Peeler Reese Senn Talley Young	7	23	3	2020-02-04	2020-10-07	openstates	ocd-bill/d2af49fc-0172-45fb-ab30-a1c9ca994fe1	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1071&session=123&summary=B	613489a7e29927cd944cb95f6c8009c100ea442f95d95f5ef9c0a85e69e2a726	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. 2/4/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/12/2020 (committee substitute) — source
4. 5/12/2020 (committee substitute) — source
5. 9/15/2020 (committee substitute) — source
6. 9/22/2020 (committee substitute) — source
7. 9/23/2020 (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/d2af49fc-0172-45fb-ab30-a1c9ca994fe1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).