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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4300: Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors

Enacted 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 4300 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on April 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Retirement System for Judges and Solicitors. Primary sponsor: Bruce Bannister (Republican), Jay Jordan (Republican), Weston Newton (Republican), Richie Yow (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Jason Luck (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (August 14, 2026): Act No. 258.

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.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 9-8-50, RELATING TO SERVICE CREDIT IN THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES AND SOLICITORS, SO AS TO RESTATE THE SECTION; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 9-8-60, RELATING TO THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR JUDGES' AND SOLICITORS' ALLOWANCES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RETIREMENT AGE OF JUDGES FROM SEVENTY-TWO TO SEVENTY-FOUR.. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bruce BannisterPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Jay JordanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Weston NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Richie YowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Jason LuckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54

“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. Act No. 258
  2. Effective date See Act for Effective Date
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 275
  5. Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
  6. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  7. Read third time and returned to House with amendments
  8. Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-3
  9. Read second time
  10. Amended
  11. Recalled from Committee on Finance
  12. Referred to Committee on Finance

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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