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Bill	Death Benefits for Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-1-1770, RELATING TO PRERETIREMENT DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAMS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A DEATH BENEFIT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT, TO PROVIDE WHO SHALL RECEIVE THE DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THE SOURCE OF THE REVENUE FOR THE PAYMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-11-120, RELATING TO A PRERETIREMENT DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAM UNDER THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A DEATH BENEFIT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT, TO PROVIDE WHO SHALL RECEIVE THE DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THE SOURCE OF THE REVENUE FOR THE PAYMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-90, RELATING TO EXPENDITURES FROM THE STATE ACCIDENT FUND, SO AS TO ADD "FIRST RESPONDER LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 42-7-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST RESPONDER LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT FUND. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	S 108	South Carolina S 108 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Adams Alexander Campsen Cash Climer Corbin Cromer Davis Fanning Garrett Kimbrell Loftis Malloy McElveen Peeler Reichenbach Rice Scott Senn Stephens Young	12	40	6	2022-11-30	2023-06-26	openstates	ocd-bill/37ecaf7b-bdbe-495b-a25d-b20e7931fd64	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=108&session=125&summary=B	608db17a87de1849061cc0457fa0008bc35b4a0cb42d78fe981ccb0dfa72e8ff	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 108 (2023-2024) — Death Benefits for Law Enforcement Killed in the Line of Duty

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-1-1770, RELATING TO PRERETIREMENT DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAMS UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A DEATH BENEFIT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT, TO PROVIDE WHO SHALL RECEIVE THE DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THE SOURCE OF THE REVENUE FOR THE PAYMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 9-11-120, RELATING TO A PRERETIREMENT DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAM UNDER THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A DEATH BENEFIT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT, TO PROVIDE WHO SHALL RECEIVE THE DEATH BENEFIT PAYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THE SOURCE OF THE REVENUE FOR THE PAYMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 42-7-90, RELATING TO EXPENDITURES FROM THE STATE ACCIDENT FUND, SO AS TO ADD "FIRST RESPONDER LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT"; AND BY ADDING SECTION 42-7-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST RESPONDER LINE OF DUTY DEATH BENEFIT FUND. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/22/2023 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/24/2023 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/29/2023 (committee substitute) — source
6. 03/31/2023 (committee substitute) — source
7. 05/05/2023 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/08/2023 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/10/2023 (committee substitute) — source
10. 05/11/2023 (committee substitute) — source
11. 06/14/2023 (committee substitute) — source
12. 11/30/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Adopt Free Conference Report — 103–0 (pass) · lower
• to concur — 0–40 (fail) · upper
• Grant Free Conference Powers — 105–0 (pass) · lower
• to adopt the free conference report — 36–0 (pass) · upper
• 3rd Reading — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Adams — primary (person)
• Alexander — primary (person)
• Campsen — primary (person)
• Cash — primary (person)
• Climer — primary (person)
• Corbin — primary (person)
• Cromer — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Fanning — primary (person)
• Garrett — primary (person)
• Kimbrell — primary (person)
• Loftis — primary (person)
• Malloy — primary (person)
• McElveen — primary (person)
• Peeler — primary (person)
• Reichenbach — primary (person)
• Rice — primary (person)
• Scott — primary (person)
• Senn — primary (person)
• Stephens — primary (person)
• Young — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-11-30 Prefiled filing
• 2022-11-30 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2023-01-10 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-01-10 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2023-02-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-03-22 Committee report: Favorable Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-03-24 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-03-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-03-29 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-03-29 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2023-03-29 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2023-03-30 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2023-03-30 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2023-03-31 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-05-04 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2023-05-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-05-09 Debate adjourned
• 2023-05-10 Amended amendment-passage
• 2023-05-10 Read second time reading-2
• 2023-05-10 Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
• 2023-05-11 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2023-05-11 Non-concurrence in House amendment
• 2023-05-11 Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-40
• 2023-05-11 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Hyde, Gagnon, Howard
• 2023-05-11 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2023-05-11 Conference committee appointed Davis, K.Johnson, Turner
• 2023-06-14 Free conference powers granted
• 2023-06-14 Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
• 2023-06-14 Free conference committee appointed Hyde, Gagnon, Howard
• 2023-06-14 Free conference report received and adopted
• 2023-06-14 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
• 2023-06-14 Free conference powers granted
• 2023-06-14 Free conference committee appointed Davis, K.Johnson, Turner
• 2023-06-14 Free conference report received and adopted
• 2023-06-14 Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0
• 2023-06-14 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2023-06-14 Ratified R 91
• 2023-06-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2023-06-26 Effective date 06/19/23
• 2023-06-26 Act No. 75

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/37ecaf7b-bdbe-495b-a25d-b20e7931fd64. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).