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
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Enacted — last recorded action August 19, 2026
Act No. 266
Recorded votes
Passage likelihood
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State-level impact
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Official actions
- Act No. 266
- Effective date 02/05/26
- Signed By Governor
- Ratified R 99
- Read third time and enrolled
- Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- Read second time
- Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference
- Read third time and sent to House
- Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Read second time
- Committee report: Favorable Finance
- Referred to Committee on Finance
- Introduced and read first time