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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Catawba Nation"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 127"
+citation: "South Carolina S 127 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Peeler"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2024-12-11"
+last_action: "2025-05-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/708f0897-4af5-4ac4-8e5a-582cb28f20e3"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=127&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "502f0096d38d9f77eebfec0554a4796717aebc001bda6c9872751a8c0e1254a4"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 127 (2025-2026) — Catawba Nation
+
+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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/127.htm)
+2. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20250219.htm)
+3. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20250430.htm)
+4. **05/01/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20250501.htm)
+5. **05/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20250505.htm)
+6. **05/08/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20250508.htm)
+7. **12/11/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20241211.htm)
+8. **12/11/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/127_20241211a.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- to adopt the conference report — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Adopt Conference Report — **92–15** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Johnson — primary (person)
+- Peeler — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-12-11** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2024-12-11** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2025-02-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2025-05-02** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-05-06** Non-concurrence in House amendment
+- **2025-05-08** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. B Newton, Pope, Cobb-Hunter
+- **2025-05-08** Conference report adopted
+- **2025-05-08** Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-15
+- **2025-05-08** Conference committee appointed Johnson, Climer, Williams
+- **2025-05-08** Conference report adopted
+- **2025-05-08** Ordered enrolled for ratification
+- **2025-05-20** Ratified R 85
+- **2025-05-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-27** Effective date 05/22/25
+- **2025-05-27** Act No. 60
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/708f0897-4af5-4ac4-8e5a-582cb28f20e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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