republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-3690.md

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Bill	ESG	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "ESG PENSION PROTECTION ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-10, RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION OF "PECUNIARY FACTOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-30, RELATING TO DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROXY VOTING DECISIONS MUST BE BASED ON PECUNIARY FACTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-50, RELATING TO INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS BY TRUSTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MAY ONLY CONSIDER PECUNIARY FACTORS IN MAKING CERTAIN INVESTMENT DECISIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-320, RELATING TO ANNUAL INVESTMENT PLANS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN MEETINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-330, RELATING TO STATEMENT OF ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CERTIFICATIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 9-16-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING AN ACTION TO ENFORCE CERTAIN PROVISIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 3690	South Carolina H 3690 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	B. Newton B.J. Cox Bannister Blackwell Bradley Brewer Burns Bustos Carter Caskey Chumley Davis Elliott Erickson Forrest G.M. Smith Gilliam Guffey Haddon Hager Hardee Hartnett Hewitt Hiott Hixon J.E. Johnson Jordan Kilmartin Landing Lawson Leber Ligon Long M.M. Smith Magnuson McCravy Mitchell Moss Neese Nutt Oremus Pope Robbins Sandifer Sessions Taylor Thayer Vaughan W. Newton West Whitmire Willis Wooten Yow	7	28	3	2023-01-12	2024-02-09	openstates	ocd-bill/ba0293e6-4461-4034-8d1f-3208d226cd75	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3690&session=125&summary=B	f16bb3e109fb92cec6732cd33428450f949821dae68e59501e09b419a9a85fdb	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3690 (2023-2024) — ESG

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "ESG PENSION PROTECTION ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-10, RELATING TO RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUNDS DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD A DEFINITION OF "PECUNIARY FACTOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-30, RELATING TO DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT PROXY VOTING DECISIONS MUST BE BASED ON PECUNIARY FACTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-50, RELATING TO INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS BY TRUSTEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MAY ONLY CONSIDER PECUNIARY FACTORS IN MAKING CERTAIN INVESTMENT DECISIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-320, RELATING TO ANNUAL INVESTMENT PLANS, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN MEETINGS; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-16-330, RELATING TO STATEMENT OF ACTUARIAL ASSUMPTIONS AND INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, SO AS TO REQUIRE CERTAIN CERTIFICATIONS; AND BY ADDING SECTION 9-16-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY BRING AN ACTION TO ENFORCE CERTAIN PROVISIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/12/2023 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/30/2023 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/03/2023 (committee substitute) — source
5. 04/05/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/04/2023 (committee substitute) — source
7. 05/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 3rd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 103–5 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• B.J. Cox — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• Burns — primary (person)
• Bustos — primary (person)
• Carter — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Chumley — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Elliott — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Hager — primary (person)
• Hardee — primary (person)
• Hartnett — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
• Jordan — primary (person)
• Kilmartin — primary (person)
• Landing — primary (person)
• Lawson — primary (person)
• Leber — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• Long — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Magnuson — primary (person)
• McCravy — primary (person)
• Mitchell — primary (person)
• Moss — primary (person)
• Neese — primary (person)
• Nutt — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Sandifer — primary (person)
• Sessions — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Thayer — primary (person)
• Vaughan — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)
• West — primary (person)
• Whitmire — primary (person)
• Willis — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2023-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-01-12 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2023-01-18 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
• 2023-01-19 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, M.M.Smith
• 2023-03-08 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Hewitt
• 2023-03-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber, Pope
• 2023-03-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell, Caskey
• 2023-03-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-04-03 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-04-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
• 2023-04-04 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Taylor, Carter, B Newton, Guffey, McCravy, Guest, BL Cox, Pace, Magnuson, Harris, Hixon, Oremus, Blackwell, Henegan, Williams, Beach, Cromer, Anderson, Kirby, Hosey, Hewitt, King, Bernstein, Bauer, Robbins, Garvin, White, S Jones, Moss, Mitchell, Sandifer, Whitmire, May, McCabe, Vaughan, BJ Cox, Elliott
• 2023-04-05 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-04-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-04-05 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-5
• 2023-04-06 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2023-04-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-04-06 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2023-05-03 Committee report: Favorable Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2024-01-11 Special order, set for January 11. 2024
• 2024-01-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2024-01-16 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
• 2024-01-17 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2024-01-17 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2024-01-30 Ratified R 104
• 2024-02-05 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2024-02-09 Effective date 02/05/24
• 2024-02-09 Act No. 103

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba0293e6-4461-4034-8d1f-3208d226cd75. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).