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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Legislative Expense Allowance"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 779"
+citation: "South Carolina S 779 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["joint resolution"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Devine", "Hutto", "Massey", "Zell"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-13"
+last_action: "2026-02-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ecc2262-f27a-44f3-85c9-280f22ea3932"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=779&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "ec9315e52f6c2a24ae62307317d7982a76961786c4daf76f10fbb989fefde96e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 779 (2025-2026) — 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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/779.htm)
+2. **01/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/779_20260113.htm)
+3. **01/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/779_20260121.htm)
+4. **01/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/779_20260128.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Joint Resolution — **113–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Adams — primary (person)
+- Devine — primary (person)
+- Hutto — primary (person)
+- Massey — primary (person)
+- Zell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-21** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-01-21** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-01-21** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2026-01-22** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-01-28** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-01-29** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-01-29** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
+- **2026-01-29** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2026-01-30** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-02-03** Ratified R 99
+- **2026-02-05** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-02-09** Effective date 02/05/26
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6ecc2262-f27a-44f3-85c9-280f22ea3932`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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