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SC S 734

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State Benefits Forfeiture

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 734 pass?

The current status of SC S 734 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-01-13): Referred to Committee on Finance

What is SC S 734 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 9-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN STATE RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND HEALTH BENEFITS MAY BE FORFEITED IF STATE EMPLOYEES ARE CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME INVOLVING CRIMINAL SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR OR THE POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS.

Who sponsors SC S 734?

Kennedy, Leber, Bright and 1 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 734.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 9-1-110 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN STATE RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND HEALTH BENEFITS MAY BE FORFEITED IF STATE EMPLOYEES ARE CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME INVOLVING CRIMINAL SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR OR THE POSSESSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIALS.

Introduced
2026-01-13
Latest action
2026-01-13 — Referred to Committee on Finance
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kennedyprimary
  • Leberprimary
  • Brightprimary
  • Fernandezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-13

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-13

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-12-10

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-12-10

    Prefiled

    filing

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=734&session=126&summary=B

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