---
type: "Bill"
title: "Legislative compensation"
description: "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. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 933"
citation: "South Carolina S 933 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbin", "Devine", "Graham", "Hutto", "Jackson", "Leber", "Martin", "Walker", "Williams", "Zell"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/079352fa-307a-470f-8f5c-b3ac777b8085"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=933&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "9d7cf10b43fee6e6758d439e831628e490236e92e14258870fc5adef65cc9cf8"
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 933 (2025-2026) — Legislative compensation

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. - 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/933.htm)
2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/933_20260218.htm)
3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/933_20260415.htm)
4. **04/28/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/933_20260428.htm)
5. **04/30/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/933_20260430.htm)
6. **05/07/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/933_20260507.htm)
7. **05/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/933_20260513.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **24–18** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Amendment 3 — **78–26** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **59–48** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corbin — primary (person)
- Devine — primary (person)
- Graham — primary (person)
- Hutto — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- Leber — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Walker — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Zell — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-28** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-28** Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-18
- **2026-04-29** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-30** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-30** Committed to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-07** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-12** Debate adjourned
- **2026-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-59 Nays-48
- **2026-05-14** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 239
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 200

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/079352fa-307a-470f-8f5c-b3ac777b8085`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).