# South Carolina 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. South Carolina 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., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Shane R. Martin (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Effective date 05/18/26); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0933-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: South Carolina S 0933 - State: South Carolina - Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: 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. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-06-05, Effective date 05/18/26 - Sponsor: Shane R. Martin (Republican) - Cosponsors: 9 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (161 yes, 92 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary Legislative Salary ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Higher pay and allowance for state lawmakers: benefit, high. Beginning with the 128th General Assembly, each member gets $15,000 in pay and a $32,500 in-district allowance. That totals $47,500 a year. Members also get mileage for weekend trips between home and the session location at the legal rate. The Senate President, House Speaker, and House Speaker Pro… - Automatic inflation raises for lawmakers: benefit, medium. Every two years after House elections, lawmaker pay and the in-district allowance increase with inflation. The increase uses the chained consumer price index for the prior two years and is capped at 5%. The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Authority calculates the change, posts it online, and sends it be… - 128th members must accept higher pay: mixed, medium. For the 128th General Assembly, a member must file a written acceptance with the Clerk to get the higher pay, including any inflation adjustment. If a member does not file, the member keeps the same pay that the 126th General Assembly received. Filing cannot depend on how the member voted on the in… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shane R. Martin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Thomas D. "Tom" Corbin (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tameika Isaac Devine (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeffrey R. Graham (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Brad Hutto (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Darrell Jackson (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Matthew W. "Matt" Leber (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Overture Walker (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Kent M. Williams (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Zell (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-13 | House | (Legislative compensation)Passage of Bill | pass | 59 | 48 | | | 2026-05-13 | House | (Legislative compensation)Adopt Amendment 3 Amendment number 3 | pass | 78 | 26 | | | 2026-04-28 | Senate | (Legislative compensation)2nd Reading | pass | 24 | 18 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-06-05: Effective date 05/18/26 (legislature) - 2026-06-02: Act No. 200 (legislature) - 2026-05-18: Signed By Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-15: Ratified R 239 (legislature) - 2026-05-14: Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate) - 2026-05-14: Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-05-13: Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-48 (House) - 2026-05-13: Read second time (House) - 2026-05-13: Amended (House) - 2026-05-12: Debate adjourned (House) - 2026-05-07: Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means (House) - 2026-04-30: Committed to Committee on Ways and Means (House) - 2026-04-30: Introduced and read first time (House) - 2026-04-30: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature) - 2026-04-29: Read third time and sent to House (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-18 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Read second time (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Amended (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-15: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Introduced and read first time (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/933.htm) ## Related bills - S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE STANDARDS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY'S FLOOD DAMA… (became law) - S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATIO… (signed) - H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDI… (signed) - S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF RATES OF TUITION AND FEES, DESIGNATED AS RE… (signed) - S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVID… (signed) - H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/933.htm) ## Related - [S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO AL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0623-2025-2026) - [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026) - [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026) - [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026) - [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026) - [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026) - [South Carolina bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina/bills) - [South Carolina state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0933-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).