South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 437 — Personnel Administrative Exemption

Last action — Referred to Committee on Finance

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-130 SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 17, TITLE 8 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill S 437 adds a new section that exempts certain employees from specific provisions of state employment law. This includes employees who report directly to high-ranking constitutional officers and management employees in various state departments. This change is significant because it potentially alters employment conditions for these individuals, possibly affecting benefits or job protections, which could lead to a variety of implications for state employment practices.

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2025-2026 Bill 437 Text of Previous Version (Mar.
11, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 437Indicates 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 ADDING SECTION 1-1-130 SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 17, TITLE 8 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Chapter 1, Title 1 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      Section 1-1-130.
The following employees shall be exempt from the provisions of Article 5, Chapter 17, Title 8 of the South Carolina Code of Laws:
    (A) employees who report directly to a constitutional officer or report directly to a person who reports directly to a constitutional office in the Offices of the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney General, Comptroller General, Superintendent of Education, Adjutant General, or the Commissioner of Agriculture;
and     (B) management employees who report directly to the agency head or report directly to a person who reports directly to the agency head of the Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Insurance, the Department of Juvenile Justice, the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, the Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services, the Department of Revenue, the Department of Social Services, the State Law Enforcement Division, the Department of Motor Vehicles, or the Department of Public Safety.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Finance

  2. Introduced and read first time

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

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Not signed on (169)

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 437 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 1-1-130 SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FROM THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 17, TITLE 8 OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS.
Who sponsors S 437?
S 437 is sponsored by Senator Matthew W. "Matt" Leber.
What is the current status of S 437?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 11, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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