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H4612 • 2026

Police Officers Retirement System

Police Officers Retirement System

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Sponsor
Reps. Oremus, C. Mitchell and White
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
Effective date
Not listed

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Police Officers Retirement System

Police Officers Retirement System

What This Bill Does

  • Police Officers Retirement System

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 36 )

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 36 )

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  5. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Police Officers Retirement System

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4612: Police Officers Retirement System - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4612
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Oremus, C. Mitchell and White
Document Path: LC-0406SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Police Officers Retirement System
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 36
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 36
)

1/20/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
9-11-90
, RELATING TO THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM EARNINGS
LIMITATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE EARNINGS LIMITATION DOES NOT APPLY TO
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
9-11-90
(4)(a)(ii) of the S.C. Code is amended
to read:

(
ii) The earnings limitation imposed
pursuant to this item does not apply if the member meets at least one of the
following qualifications:

(
A)
the member retired before January 2, 2013;

(
B)
the member has attained the age of fifty-seven years at retirement;
or

(
C)
compensation received by the retired member from the covered employer is for
service in a public office filled by the appointment of the Governor and with
confirmation by the Senate, by appointment or election by the General Assembly,
or by election of the qualified electors of the applicable jurisdiction
.
; or

(
D) the member is a school resource
officer at a school located in this State or is a code enforcement officer.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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