A BILL TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-1-1540, 9-9-65, AND 9-11-80, ALL AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER IS CONSIDERED TO BE IN SERVICE ON THE DATE THE APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT IS FILED IF THE LAST DAY THE MEMBER WAS EMPLOYED IN THE SYSTEM OCCURRED NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE THE DATE OF FILING.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Apr 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2018
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 43
Mar 22, 2018
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican27
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 3, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Apr 3, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 22, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (38-0-5)
senate
Mar 14, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Finance
upper
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Floyd Nicholson
DDemocratic
P
John L. Scott, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Vincent A. Sheheen
DDemocratic
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