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R85, S127
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Johnson and Peeler
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3363
Document Path: SR-0093KM25.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2025
Introduced in the House on March 4, 2025
Last Amended on May 8, 2025
Currently residing in the Senate
Governor's Action: May 22, 2025, Signed
Summary: Catawba Nation
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2024 | Senate | Prefiled |
| 12/11/2024 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance |
| 1/14/2025 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 84) |
| 1/14/2025 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 84) |
| 2/19/2025 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable Finance |
| 2/25/2025 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16) |
| 2/25/2025 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16) |
| 2/26/2025 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 20) |
| 3/4/2025 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11) |
| 3/4/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 11) |
| 4/30/2025 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 5) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 31) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 31) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 33) |
| 5/1/2025 | House | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 35) |
| 5/2/2025 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 6) |
| 5/5/2025 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 5/6/2025 | Senate | Non-concurrence in House amendment (Senate Journal-page 95) |
| 5/8/2025 | House | House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. B Newton, Pope, Cobb-Hunter (House Journal-page 15) |
| 5/8/2025 | House | Conference report adopted (House Journal-page 109) |
| 5/8/2025 | House | Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-15 (House Journal-page 111) |
| 5/8/2025 | Senate | Conference committee appointed Johnson, Climer, Williams (Senate Journal-page 36) |
| 5/8/2025 | Senate | Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 37) |
| 5/8/2025 | Senate | Ordered enrolled for ratification (Senate Journal-page 40) |
| 5/20/2025 | Ratified R 85 | |
| 5/22/2025 | Signed By Governor |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/11/2024
12/11/2024-A
02/19/2025
04/30/2025
05/01/2025
05/05/2025
05/08/2025
NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(R85, S127)
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.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Catawba Nation inclusion in the Police Officers Retirement System
SECTION 1. Section 9-11-10(17) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(17) "Employer" means:
(a) the State;
(b) a political subdivision, agency, or department of the State which employs police officers and which has been admitted to the system as provided in Section 9-11-40;
(c) a service organization, the membership of which is composed solely of persons eligible to be members as defined by this section, if the compensation received by the employees of the service organization is provided from monies paid by the members as dues, or otherwise, or from funds derived from public sources and if the contributions prescribed by this chapter are to be paid from the funds of the service organization; and
(d) the Catawba Nation upon its admission to the system as provided in Section 9-11-43.
Catawba Nation
SECTION 2. Chapter 11, Title 9 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 9-11-43. (A) The Catawba Nation may become an employer for the purposes of this chapter by applying to the board for admission to the system pursuant to Section 9-11-40, complying with the requirements of Section 9-11-40, and complying with the board's rules and regulations. The application must set forth the requested date of admission, which must be the January first, the April first, the July first, or the October first next following receipt by the board of the application.
(B) An employee of the Catawba Nation may not become a member of the system unless substantially all of the employee's time is devoted solely to the performance of governmental service as a police officer pursuant to Section 27-16-70(C).
(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as a condition to joining the system, the Catawba Nation agrees to be subject to all of the state laws, regulations, administrative policies, and plan provisions related to the administration and enforcement of the requirements of the system and agrees that any and all disputes arising pursuant to or by virtue of its participation in the system will be resolved in the appropriate state court or administrative tribunal, notwithstanding any sovereign immunity that might otherwise apply. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect, modify, diminish, or otherwise impair any sovereign immunity enjoyed by the Catawba Nation with respect to any other provision of state law unrelated to the administration and enforcement of the requirements of the system.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 20th day of May, 2025.
Approved the 22nd day of May, 2025. -- S.
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