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2025-2026 Bill 765: Dues for SC Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers Association
South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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A195, R231, S765
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reichenbach
Document Path: LC-0378DG26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Introduced in the House on April 22, 2026
Governor's Action: May 18, 2026, Signed
Summary: Dues for SC Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers Association
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date
Body
Action Description with journal page number
1/13/2026
Senate
Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 45
)
1/13/2026
Senate
Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 45
)
4/9/2026
Senate
Committee report: Favorable
Judiciary
(
Senate Journal-page 3
)
4/15/2026
Senate
Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 70
)
4/15/2026
Senate
Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-4 (
Senate Journal-page 70
)
4/16/2026
Senate
Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 12
)
4/22/2026
House
Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 16
)
4/22/2026
House
Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 16
)
5/6/2026
House
Committee report: Favorable
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 10
)
5/7/2026
House
Debate adjourned (
House Journal-page 26
)
5/12/2026
House
Debate adjourned (
House Journal-page 76
)
5/13/2026
House
Read second time (
House Journal-page 32
)
5/13/2026
House
Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0 (
House Journal-page 33
)
5/14/2026
House
Read third time and enrolled (
House Journal-page 13
)
5/15/2026
Ratified R 231
5/18/2026
Signed By Governor
6/5/2026
Effective date 05/18/26
6/2/2026
Act No. 195
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/13/2026
04/09/2026
05/06/2026
(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(A195, R231, S765)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 8-11-83, RELATING TO PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO DEDUCT DUES FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION FROM THE COMPENSATION OF STATE EMPLOYEES AND RETIREES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
South Carolina Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers' Association payroll deduction
SECTION 1. Section 8-11-83 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
(E) Dues for the South Carolina Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers' Association also may be deducted from the compensation of state employees and retirees and paid over to his association in the same manner other dues under this section are deducted and paid over. The same restrictions and conditions that apply to the other deductions under this same section also apply to the deduction of dues for the South Carolina Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers' Association.
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 15th day of May, 2026.
Approved the 18th day of May, 2026.
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