South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 274 — UI Weekly Benefit Amount

Last action — Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 41-35-40, RELATING TO THE WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT AMOUNT, SO AS TO SET THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT AT THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE WEBSITE.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

32 added · 4 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill S 274 changes the maximum weekly unemployment benefit from its previous rate to a set amount of three hundred fifty dollars. Additionally, it removes the requirement for this maximum benefit to be published on the Department of Employment and Workforce's website. This matters because it provides a clear, fixed benefit amount for claimants, but may reduce transparency about available benefits for the public.

→
Previous
Latest
PK ´E=Z¹e®ü * customXml/item5.xml½W]s¢H}ß_ÑåÃä%D@PÌgQۄ ‚ÍdSSSTMbÄL&µ5ÿ}/(ˆÄÌLíÖ1Hßsν}ûö×èã·8BÏ,ÍVÉúêL¸àÏ[ûI°Z?\9dÎ)g(Ëé: Q²fWgëäìãø·Qôâõúü‚å4 9E ²Î®:y¾¹ìv3ÿ‘Å4»H6l –0IcšÃkúÐÝPÿ‰>°®Èóýn¼§wwj\õޏfæÔY`ƒ¸ä~‰Ç“UºÇm£¹¦cC]àñ‡(ÿ½ø†«ˆ­iÌ><À;|GÝ2ÒfcOöB¦ônØN‚Ÿœ2ìSŽï Yà=ATبÀq'š®»÷Fµmbi·XÕõñœF NÍV§ä x×ÚB}R§·øìÞvĀÎϊsj6шC4Ó8ÅÙT›š‹…FÆ^šÖ©(ڈc¶1‡vcú#zrÄw,0‘1I·-ÖÞÐÏ°NÔvíGHK¿ŸÖ¦µÉÒb™3gŠgoãiؚ”…jÝ♳<á¥6á±u 'Ð;C»´pQ¸§Ðµ©‰·p$×R5NÄH“OðÆGµîO¶Š1#îglمˆÈ‹2ǜ¨ž¿,ÿ8^†ÿµD\óÝ]JU‚FÃ| Ø0 þ ± ªèF!‰-CÕ÷±Îb‚­±PsßCll—½Ä~ƒUµpï{xOù«Vٟ¶l« þÓÁ6©žc/PÿPmr%j/a±1­ê9öûŠ,úbŸ“ГÆ@t r=O¦¾4ðüaHkÑ6¹Ý=ÊUü/¤¯5£aiw9p{œüÝVG‰‰ÊU‘ŒlÓ!7hªZ¦½DSs†‘9Gºzg£Éý¨×ÈÆÓb]E’ÀõdNâϑ…u•&Ð+”î0¾Õï‘cÀ<ÒÍûbMFlÀ,& c:9oHµ‚IIZ¨igQ‘ñH-@ÆèÆ1fž¡¹6'÷hfêºjÙH-ú`B ó3.励×à½ðMnÔ_ñ1ÁhéLt;}è`Á˜á¥j‘RrÑèOáñδnç¦5-z<±5‚/Z©ßeùùéZŽE[vÎàÊp€Ö»8jÀ[{ݤãëòdàÁiÁ…3KÎ^VASº(–Jv5QìäÆõØ6àÓ`´íæ~èíñ—:6ós8>9Ž6ë\væó"ïœGe¨z¡U/ò27€©ôàãBç¼"p`œ¸˜›íšÆmì±´s)Ô-äus>…×= ë\BD†I’<Å4}ªe.‘„iO6$Þ yIVA€†–M¯òmÁړ;—a±%€5`k°½‚BUì%Ç`/5ÆÞzGAèì™Eeð víÜV;MJ+̬¦­ºÑ³à ÂЗ½¾TŽä!XlQŸÅàä:ßÏÏä—ã™”ñxCöExÿ)ž¯ç²Ê#f± ´æÝ1ö½¢íšÅ›(y-ðÈck®rDãdô=ÓNÔ¬¤e,G5¦ßVñ6F/;‰c¢(e=n×AÊ®ÂüIÑ4CpÂGy‚R'Ϭ”KÙßÛUZFïôW|xm¶^´ÊA?Y—Œ€mhš—*Iˆ½*<¾$é\|‚^¶ÊtnÆ"Ùç°NaßÊÌ`•Q/bP®yšDYìcâyRÎh¤å,.êñk=‡ZCëeîz»0 ƒ°/P‰ï•ÕҚÔ!ßóéP†M—RN ¤G‡¾È)4ô¥¡Âd/x3©w÷¦4pYºp±ùÁÛ3
2025-2026 Bill 274 Text of Previous Version (Jan.
28, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 274Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 41-35-40, RELATING TO THE WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT AMOUNT, SO AS TO SET THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT AT THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE WEBSITE.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 41-35-40 of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      Section 41-35-40.  (A) An insured worker's weekly benefit amount is fifty percent of his weekly average wage, as defined in Section 41-27-140, and the weekly benefit amount, if not a multiple of one dollar, must be computed to the next lower multiple of one dollar.  However, no insured worker's weekly benefit amount may be less than forty-two dollars nor greater than sixty-six and two-thirds percent of the statewide average weekly wage most recently computed before the beginning of the individual's benefit yearthree hundred fifty dollars.
    (B) The maximum weekly benefit amount set each year by the department within the range established in subsection (A) must be published on the department's website.
    (C)(B) The procedure for reconsideration of determinations pursuant to Section 41-35-640 is the sole and exclusive procedure and remedy for disputing the department's determination of an insured worker's weekly benefit amount.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
----XX---- This web page was last updated on January 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)
  • 01/28/2025 View text Current html
  • Introduced Filed vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document

Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  2. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 169 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

finance labor
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does S 274 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 41-35-40, RELATING TO THE WEEKLY UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT AMOUNT, SO AS TO SET THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT AT THREE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AND TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT AMOUNT BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND WORKFORCE WEBSITE.
Who sponsors S 274?
S 274 is sponsored by Senator A. Shane Massey.
What is the current status of S 274?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track S 274?
Track S 274 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on S 274

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of S 274

Last checked for changes 2 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →