South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S1199: Chief Paul Shirer Retirement
Status: Passed both chambers, May 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, May 21, 2026:
2025-2026 Bill 1199 Text of Previous Version (May. 21, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly 126th Session, 2025-2026 Bill 1199 Indicates Matter Stricken Indicates New Matter (Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.) A senate RESOLUTION TO CONGRATULATE Chief Paul "Lin" Shirer UPON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT, TO COMMEND HIM FOR HIS THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE, AND TO WISH HIM MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE YEARS AHEAD. W hereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are pleased to recognize Chief Shirer upon the occasion of his retirement from the Town of North Police Department on May 22, 2026; and W hereas, a life-long resident of Calhoun County, Chief Shirer is a 1992 graduate of Calhoun Academy and a 1995 graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy; and W hereas, Chief Shirer began his career in law enforcement with the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department and joined the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department in 2000, the Lexington County Sheriff's Department in 2004, the Elloree Police Department in 2006, and became Chief of Police for the Town of North in 2016. He was involved in numerous high-level narcotics investigations and participated in multiple federal arrests of drug traffickers; and W hereas, Chief Shirer is married to his wife …
Sponsors
- Russell Ott (D, 26) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced and adopted
Common questions
- What is S1199?
- S1199 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Chief Paul Shirer Retirement.
- What is the status of S1199?
- Passed both chambers as of May 21, 2026. Latest action: Introduced and adopted (May 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1199?
- Russell Ott (D, 26).
- Where is the official record for S1199?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/1199.htm
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