South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4529

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. King, McDaniel, Brawley and Bustos
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11247dg22.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Agency Head Salary Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/10/2021  House   Prefiled
  11/10/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   1/11/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 45)
   1/11/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 45)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/10/2021

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-160, AS AMENDED. CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SALARY INCREASE SHALL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNTIL APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN SEPARATE VOTES HELD ONLY ON THE QUESTION OF EACH INDIVIDUAL INCREASE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 8-11-160(D) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 76 of 2021, is further to read:

    "(D)    Salary increases for agency heads must be based on recommendations by each agency board or commission to the Agency Head Salary Commission and their recommendations to the General Assembly; however, a salary increase shall not become effective until approved by a majority of the Senate and a majority of the House of Representatives in separate votes held only on the question of each individual increase."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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