H 4300 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-8-50, RELATING TO SERVICE CREDIT IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 9-8-60, RELATING TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES' AND SOLICITORS' ALLOWANCES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RETIREMENT AGE OF JUDGES FROM SEVENTY-TWO TO SEVENTY-FOUR.. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Aug 2026

Senate Passage

Aug 2026

Signed into Law

Aug 2026

Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Signed Aug 13, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2026 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

35–3

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 43

Jun 25, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican31

23 Yea 3 Nay 5

74% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 13, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Aug 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

Aug 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

Jun 25, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Jun 25, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (35-3-5)

senate

May 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Recalled from Committee on Finance

upper

May 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

May 6, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

May 1, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (109-0-10)

house

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors