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A200, R239, S933
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin, Corbin, Williams, Jackson, Leber, Hutto, Devine, Graham, Zell and Walker
Document Path: SR-0522KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 18, 2026
Introduced in the House on April 30, 2026
Last Amended on May 13, 2026
Governor's Action: May 18, 2026, Signed
Summary: Legislative Salary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 2/18/2026 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 2/18/2026 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 4/15/2026 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate Journal-page 44) |
| 4/28/2026 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted |
| 4/28/2026 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 51) |
| 4/28/2026 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 51) |
| 4/28/2026 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-18 (Senate Journal-page 51) |
| 4/29/2026 | Senate | Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 34) |
| 4/30/2026 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 156) |
| 4/30/2026 | House | Committed to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 156) |
| 5/7/2026 | House | Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means (House Journal-page 3) |
| 5/12/2026 | House | Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 96) |
| 5/13/2026 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 245) |
| 5/13/2026 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 245) |
| 5/13/2026 | House | Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-48 (House Journal-page 248) |
| 5/14/2026 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 11) |
| 5/14/2026 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 41) |
| 5/15/2026 | Ratified R 239 | |
| 5/18/2026 | Signed By Governor | |
| 6/2/2026 | Act No. 200 |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/18/2026
04/15/2026
04/28/2026
04/30/2026
05/07/2026
05/13/2026
NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(A200, R239, S933)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-3-20, RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION AND AN IN-DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE SERVICE ALLOWANCE OF A COMBINED FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH AMOUNT SHALL BE ADJUSTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY AN INFLATION FACTOR NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Legislative compensation
SECTION 1. Section 2-3-20 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
Section 2-3-20. (A) Beginning with the 128th General Assembly, members of the General Assembly shall annually receive as legislative compensation fifteen thousand dollars at a daily remuneration rate in accordance with Article III, Section 9 of the State Constitution and an in-district legislative service allowance of thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars as adjusted pursuant to subsection (C). Members of the General Assembly shall also receive mileage at the rate provided for by law for the actual distance traveled in the most direct route going to and returning from their homes on weekend adjournments of the General Assembly at the place where the sessions of the General Assembly are held. The terms of this provision shall be subject to limitations imposed by the State Constitution.
(B) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall receive, in addition, such amounts as may annually appear in the state appropriations act.
(C) The legislative compensation and the in-district legislative service allowance provided for in subsection (A) shall be adjusted biennially after elections for the House of Representatives by an amount equal to the increase of the consumer price index using the chained methodology during the two previous years not to exceed five percent. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Authority shall calculate the biennial adjustment, publish it on its website, and transmit the amount of the adjustment to the Senate and the House of Representatives prior to the second Tuesday in January in the appropriate years.
(D) For the members of the 128th General Assembly, to be eligible to receive the increased compensation, as compared to the 126th General Assembly, set forth in subsection (A), as adjusted by subsection (C), a member must file a written statement accepting the increase with the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Clerk of the Senate, as applicable. A member who does not file a statement of acceptance remains entitled to receive compensation in the same amount as a member of the 126th General Assembly received. A member's filing or failure to file a statement of acceptance may not be based on, conditioned upon, or affected by the member's vote for the increase allowed in subsection (A).
Severability
SECTION 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this act is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the constitutionality or validity of the remaining portions of this act, the General Assembly hereby declaring that it would have passed this act, and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words hereof may be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid, or otherwise ineffective.
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 15th day of May, 2026.
Approved the 18th day of May, 2026.
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