S 857 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Contingent Deferred Annuities

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 38-1-20, RELATING TO INSURANCE LAW DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITY"; BY AMENDING SECTION 38-69-220, RELATING TO EXCEPTIONS FROM OPERATION OF THE STANDARD NONFORFEITURE LAW FOR INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED ANNUITIES, SO AS TO ADD AN EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE STANDARD NONFORFEITURE LAW FOR INDIVIDUAL DEFERRED ANNUITIES, AND TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR NONFORFEITURE BENEFITS FOR CONTINGENT DEFERRED ANNUITIES IN THE DISCRETION OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 38-44-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE MANAGING GENERAL AGENTS ACT, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Signed May 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2026 · House May 7, 2026

How they voted

430
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 45
Feb 18, 2026
D Democratic12
10 Yea 2
83% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 18, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
May 7, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-0-19)
house
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)
senate
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Ross Turner
Ross Turner
RRepublican
SC
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