South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3087

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: LC-0051DG23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
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
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 61)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 61)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 8-11-160, 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 S.C. Code is amended 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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