2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

S0210: Captive Insurance Companies

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 38-90-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Include References To Foreign Captive Insurance Companies And To Add Terms; By Amending Section 38-90-20, Relating To Requirements Of Captive Insurance Companies, So As To Amend Meeting Requirements And Outline Components Of A Plan Of Operation; By Amending Section 38-90-40, Relating To Capitalization Requirements, So As To Give Discretion To The Director; By Amending Section 38-90-60, Relating To Incorporation Options And Requirements, So As To Include Foreign Captive Insurance Companies; By Amending Section 38-90-70, Relating To Reports, So As To Change A Deadline And Include References To Foreign Captive Insurance Companies; By Amending Section 38-90-75, Relating To Discounting Of Loss And Loss Adjustment Expense Reserves, So As To Allow A Sponsored Captive Insurance Company To File One Actuarial Opinion; By Amending Section 38-90-80, Relating To Inspections And Examinations, So As To Make The Examination Of Some Captive Insurance Companies Optional And To Include References To Foreign Captive Insurance Companies; By Amending Section 38-90-140, Relating To Tax Payments, So As To Amend Required Tax Payments For A Sponsored Captive Insurance Company; By Amending Section 38-90-165, Relating To Declaration Of Inactivity, So As To Allow For The Submission Of A Written Approval; By Amending Section 38-90-175, Relating To The Captive Insurance Regulatory And Supervision Fund Created, So As To Increase The Allowed Transfer Of Collected Taxes; And By Amending Section 38-90-215, Relating To Protected Cells, So As To Remove Licensing Requirements.

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Bill History

1/15/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
1/15/2025
Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
Senate
1/28/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
3/4/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Banking and Insurance
Senate
3/5/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/2/2025
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
4/2/2025
Read second time
Senate
4/2/2025
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
4/3/2025
Read third time and sent to House
Senate
4/3/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/9/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

Senate: 2nd Reading
4/2/2025
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Labor, Commerce and Industry(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Ross Turner
Ross Turner
Republican

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202552.1 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202552.6 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/5/202554.5 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/4/202556.4 KB
Draft
Bill Text1/28/202548.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/202553.0 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/28/2025166.1 KB