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S939 • 2026
Police Officer Retirement System
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Police Officer Retirement System
Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 3 )
Referred to Committee on Finance ( Senate Journal-page 3 )
Police Officer Retirement System
2025-2026 Bill 939: Police Officer Retirement System - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter S. 939 STATUS INFORMATION General Bill Sponsors: Senators Chaplin and Stubbs Document Path: SR-0411KM26.docx Introduced in the Senate on February 19, 2026 Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance Summary: Police Officer Retirement System HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS Date Body Action Description with journal page number 2/19/2026 Senate Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 3 ) 2/19/2026 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance ( Senate Journal-page 3 ) View the latest legislative information at the website VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 02/19/2026 A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 9-11-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A NON-VESTED MEMBER OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY SHALL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM BENEFIT PAYMENT. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. A rticle 1, Chapter 11, Title 9 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding: S ection 9-11-115 . Upon receipt by the system of the satisfactory proof of death of a member of the system who had not served long enough to fully vest in the system and whose death was a natural and proximate result of an injury by external accident or violence incurred while undergoing a hazard peculiar to the member's employment while in the actual performance of his duty, provided that his death is not the result of the member's wilful negligence, suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted bodily injury, there must be paid to the member's designated beneficiary a one-time, lump sum benefit payment equal to the greater of his accumulated contributions or seventy-five thousand dollars. S ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. ----XX---- This web page was last updated on February 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM