South Carolina Senate Bill 547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-02 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws 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, Law Enforcement Officers, And Firefighters 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 Adding Section 12-6-1172 So As To Allow A South Carolina Income Tax Deduction Of All Military Retirement Or First Responder Retirement Income; 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

Sen. Mike Reichenbach [R]

Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]

Sen. Kent Williams [D]

Sen. Danny Verdin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-02		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-16	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2023-02-16	Senate	Introduced and read first time

H3928 (Similar To) 2023-06-07 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
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=0547&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/547_20230216.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/547_20230302.htm