South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 939 — Police Officer Retirement System

Last action — Referred to Committee on Finance

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 9-11-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A NON-VESTED MEMBER OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY SHALL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM BENEFIT PAYMENT.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill S 939 introduces a provision that provides a one-time lump sum payment to non-vested members of the Police Officer's Retirement System who die in the line of duty. This payment, which can be up to $75,000 or the amount of the officer's accumulated contributions, will benefit the officer's chosen beneficiary as long as the death was not due to intentional harm. This change is significant because it ensures that even those officers who have not fully vested in the retirement system still receive financial support for their families if they make the ultimate sacrifice while serving.

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2025-2026 Bill 939 Text of Previous Version (Feb.
19, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 939Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 9-11-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A NON-VESTED MEMBER OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY SHALL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM BENEFIT PAYMENT.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 9 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 9-11-115.  Upon receipt by the system of the satisfactory proof of death of a member of the system who had not served long enough to fully vest in the system and whose death was a natural and proximate result of an injury by external accident or violence incurred while undergoing a hazard peculiar to the member's employment while in the actual performance of his duty, provided that his death is not the result of the member's wilful negligence, suicide, or intentionally self-inflicted bodily injury, there must be paid to the member's designated beneficiary a one-time, lump sum benefit payment equal to the greater of his accumulated contributions or seventy-five thousand dollars.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Finance

  2. Introduced and read first time

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Not signed on (168)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 939 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 9-11-115 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A NON-VESTED MEMBER OF THE POLICE OFFICER'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM WHO DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY SHALL RECEIVE A ONE-TIME LUMP SUM BENEFIT PAYMENT.
Who sponsors S 939?
S 939 is sponsored by Senator JD Chaplin and Senator Everett Stubbs.
What is the current status of S 939?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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