South CarolinaSouth Carolina agencies must post workplace seizure first-aid guidance
The Department of Public Health must make guidance available online, and state agencies and local governments must post it where employees can see it.
What it does
The Department of Public Health must make workplace seizure first-aid guidance available online. State agencies and local governments must post it where employees can clearly see and reach it.
Argument forEmployees may be better prepared to help safely when a coworker has a covered seizure because their workplace must display first-aid guidance.
Argument againstAgencies may need to use visible, accessible space in employee areas to post the guidance, which could be inconvenient in crowded workplaces.
More detail
The Department of Public Health must create seizure first-aid guidance and make it available online; state governmental entities must post it for employees. The state entities covered include the State, state agencies in all three branches, and political subdivisions. The guidance covers nonmedical steps to respond to, attend to, and comfort someone having a primary generalized tonic-clonic or complex partial seizure at work. The Department may use available federal guidance or guidance from nonprofit groups that support people with epilepsy and seizure disorders. The law took effect when the Governor approved it on May 19, 2026.
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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 5Effective date 05/19/26Latest
- Jun 3Act No. 229
- May 19Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 15Ratified R 240
- May 14Read third time and enrolledTo Governor
- May 13Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- May 13Read second timeMinor
- May 12Recalled from Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs
- Apr 1Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal AffairsMinor
- Apr 1Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Mar 31Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 26Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 26Read second timeMinor
- Mar 26Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Mar 24Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical AffairsMinor
- Feb 18Referred to Committee on Medical AffairsMinor
- Feb 18Introduced and read first timeIntroduced
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