S 779 South Carolina 2025-2026 session

Legislative Expense Allowance

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

Status

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Floor vote
  4. Passed
  5. Enacted

Enacted — last recorded action August 19, 2026

Act No. 266

Recorded votes

Passage of Joint Resolution

113 yes · 0 no · pass January 29, 2026

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2nd Reading

43 yes · 0 no · pass January 21, 2026

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Passage likelihood

Not enough recorded signal to estimate this bill's chances.

State-level impact

State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.

Official actions

  1. Act No. 266
  2. Effective date 02/05/26
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 99
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  7. Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
  10. Read third time and sent to House
  11. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
  12. Read second time
  13. Committee report: Favorable Finance
  14. Referred to Committee on Finance
  15. Introduced and read first time
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