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South Carolina 2025-2026

S 779

Legislative Expense Allowance

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 11:11:02 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
joint resolution
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2026-01-13 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOCATION OF LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE PAYMENTS BETWEEN MEMBERS WHOSE SEATS WERE VACATED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AND THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO FILL THE VACANCY; AND TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHOSE SEATS WERE VACATED DUE TO THE MEMBER BEING CONVICTED OF OR PLEADING GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE TO A FELONY ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE PAYMENT PURSUANT TO THIS JOINT RESOLUTION. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act No. 266

  2. Effective date 02/05/26

  3. Signed By Governor

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  4. Ratified R 99

  5. Read third time and enrolled

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  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

  7. Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0

  8. Read second time

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  9. Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference

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  10. Read third time and sent to House

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  11. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

  12. Read second time

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  13. Committee report: Favorable Finance

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  14. Referred to Committee on Finance

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  15. Introduced and read first time

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Related measures

No resolvable related measure is supplied.