S 0933 — 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. - RATIFIED TITLE
Last action — Act No. 200
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Henry McMaster (Republican) on May 18, 2026.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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10 sponsors
1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.
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Mixed recorded votes
1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill adjusts compensation for members of the South Carolina General Assembly.
This bill amends the compensation structure for South Carolina's General Assembly members to a combined total of $47,500, adjusted every two years for inflation. The adjustment is capped at a maximum of five percent.
Summary
Legislative compensation
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The bill updates the compensation structure for members of the General Assembly to a total of $47,500 and establishes a biennial adjustment for inflation.
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Section 2-3-20
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 receive legislative compensation and an in-district legislative service allowance of a combined forty-seven thousand five hundred dollarsThe total legislative compensation is increased to $47,500.
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Section 2-3-20
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.→ such amount shall be adjusted every two years by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent.This change standardizes the adjustment mechanism for legislative compensation every two years.
Action History
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Act No. 200
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Effective date 05/18/26
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 239
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Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 41)
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Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 11)
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Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-48 (House Journal-page 248)
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Read second time (House Journal-page 245)
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Amended (House Journal-page 245)
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Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 96)
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Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means (House Journal-page 3)
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Committed to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 156)
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Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 156)
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 34)
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Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-18 (Senate Journal-page 51)
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Read second time (Senate Journal-page 51)
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Amended (Senate Journal-page 51)
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate Journal-page 44)
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Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 5)
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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
Sponsors
- Senator Overture Walker · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeff Zell · Cosponsor
- Senator Jeffrey R. Graham · Cosponsor
- Senator Tameika Isaac Devine · Cosponsor
- Senator Brad Hutto · Cosponsor
- Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber · Cosponsor
- Senator Darrell Jackson · Cosponsor
- Senator Kent M. Williams · Cosponsor
- Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin · Cosponsor
- Senator Shane R. Martin · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on · 42 voted No
"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 0% | 90% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (20)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Rankin, Luke A | — | Nay |
| Senator A. Shane Massey | — | Nay |
| Senator Carlisle Kennedy | — | Nay |
| Senator Everett Stubbs | — | Nay |
| Senator George E. "Chip" Campsen III | — | Nay |
| Senator Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Senator JD Chaplin | — | Nay |
| Senator Josh Kimbrell | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Lee Bright | — | Nay |
| Senator Michael W. Gambrell | — | Nay |
| Senator Mike Reichenbach | — | Nay |
| Senator Rex F. Rice | — | Nay |
| Senator Richard J. Cash | — | Nay |
| Senator Ronnie W. Cromer | — | Nay |
| Senator Sean M. Bennett | — | Nay |
| Senator Stephen L. Goldfinch | — | Not Voting |
| Senator Thomas C. Alexander | — | Nay |
| Senator Tom Fernandez | — | Nay |
| Senator Tom Young, Jr. | — | Nay |
| Senator Wes Climer | — | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 76 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| Democrat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 78 | 26 | 0 | 20 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 21% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (124)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 0933 do?
- Legislative compensation
- Who sponsors S 0933?
- S 0933 is sponsored by Senator Overture Walker, Senator Jeff Zell, Senator Jeffrey R. Graham, Senator Tameika Isaac Devine, Senator Brad Hutto, Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber, Senator Darrell Jackson, Senator Kent M. Williams, Senator Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin, and Senator Shane R. Martin.
- What is the current status of S 0933?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2026. Enacted.
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