S 127 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Catawba Nation

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-11-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE CATAWBA NATION WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER; AND BY ADDING SECTION 9-11-43 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE CATAWBA NATION IS ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROCESS FOR ADMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed May 22, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2025 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

430
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
Feb 25, 2025
D Democratic11
10 Yea 1
90% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 22, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conference committee appointed Johnson, Climer, Williams
upper
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conference report adopted
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. B Newton, Pope, Cobb-Hunter
lower
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Non-concurrence in House amendment
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-0-9)
house
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)
senate
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Finance
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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