South Carolina House Bill 3928

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 19-6)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "sara Weaver Act"; By Amending Section 1-3-470, Relating To Lowering Flags Upon Death In Line Of Duty, So As To Add An Emergency Medical Technician; By Amending Sections 9-1-1770 And 9-11-120, Relating To The Preretirement Death Benefit Program Under The South Carolina Retirement System And The Police Officers Retirement System, Respectively, So As To Provide For A Death Benefit For Emergency Medical Technicians Killed In The Line 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 Adding Section 12-6-1172 So As To Provide For A First Responder Retirement Income Deduction; By Amending Section 12-6-1170, Relating To The Retirement Income Deduction, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To General Exemption From Taxes, So As To Provide That A Qualified Surviving Spouse Also Means Certain Surviving Spouses Of Emergency Medical Technicians; And By Amending Section 59-111-110, Relating To Waived Tuition, So As To Provide That The Children Of Certain Emergency Medical Technicians Also Qualify For Certain Waived Tuition.

EMS preretirement benefit

Rep. Phillip Lowe [R]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]	Rep. Terry Alexander [D]	Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]
Rep. Roger Kirby [D]	Rep. Frank Atkinson [D]	Rep. Brian Lawson [R]	Rep. Jerry Carter [R]
Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Richard Yow [R]	Rep. Gary Brewer [R]	Rep. Benjamin Connell [R]
Rep. Craig Gagnon [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. William Whitmire [R]	Rep. Dennis Moss [R]
Rep. Brandon Guffey [R]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Heather Bauer [D]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]
Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Shannon Erickson [R]	Rep. Jeffrey Bradley [R]
Rep. Matthew Leber [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
2023-02-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Taylor, G.M.Smith, Erickson, Bradley
2023-02-16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey, Jefferson, Bauer
2023-02-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gagnon, Hixon, Whitmire, Moss
2023-02-14	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Lawson, Carter, Mitchell, Yow, Brewer, Connell
2023-02-09	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
2023-02-09	House	Introduced and read first time

S0547 (Similar To) 2023-03-02 - Scrivener's error corrected
H4102 (Similar To) 2023-03-29 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chapman
H4534 (Similar To) 2024-01-18 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCravy
H5080 (Similar To) 2024-04-17 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Sessions, Pope, T.Moore, M.M.Smith, Robbins, Gatch, Wooten, Schuessler, Brewer, Murphy, Forrest, Blackwell

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
1	3	470	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	37	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	6	1170	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	6	1172	(n/a)	See Bill Text
59	111	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	1	1770	(n/a)	See Bill Text
9	11	120	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3928&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3928_20230209.htm