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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3542: SCRS and PORS earnings limitation

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3542 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: SCRS and PORS earnings limitation. Primary sponsor: Robert Williams (Democratic), Tiffany Spann-Wilder (Democratic), Brian Lawson (Republican), Bill Taylor (Republican), Bill Hixon (Republican), Charlie Hartz (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 9-1-1790 AND 9-11-90, RELATING TO RETIREMENT BENEFITS AFTER RETURNING TO COVERED EMPLOYMENT UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM AND THE POLICE OFFICERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO REMOVE THE TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR EARNINGS LIMITATION ON EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO EMPLOYMENT WHO RETIRED BEFORE JANUARY 2, 2026.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Tiffany Spann-WilderPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Brian LawsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Bill TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Bill HixonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Charlie HartzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Hixon, Hartz
  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson
  4. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  5. Introduced and read first time
  6. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  7. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source