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| Bill | Agency Head Salary Commission, Governor and Lt. Governor | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO ANNUAL SALARIES OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SALARIES OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MUST BE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; BY AMENDING SECTION 8-11-160, RELATING TO THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION AND SALARY INCREASES FOR AGENCY HEADS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SALARIES OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MUST BE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE A STUDY EVERY FOUR YEARS TO RECOMMEND SALARY RANGES FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 8-11-165, RELATING TO THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION AND ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2025-2026 | H 5018 | South Carolina H 5018 (2025-2026) |
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South Carolina H 5018 (2025-2026) — Agency Head Salary Commission, Governor and Lt. Governor
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 1-1-1210, RELATING TO ANNUAL SALARIES OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SALARIES OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MUST BE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; BY AMENDING SECTION 8-11-160, RELATING TO THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION AND SALARY INCREASES FOR AGENCY HEADS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT SALARIES OF THE GOVERNOR AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MUST BE BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, AND TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSION TO AUTHORIZE A STUDY EVERY FOUR YEARS TO RECOMMEND SALARY RANGES FOR THE GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 8-11-165, RELATING TO THE AGENCY HEAD SALARY COMMISSION AND ITS DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 01/27/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 04/02/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/12/2026 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- 3rd Reading — 41–2 (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — 97–10 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-01-27 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2026-01-27 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
referral-committee - 2026-04-02 Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-04-15 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Pace, Frank, Edgerton, Gilreath, Cromer, Morgan, White, McCravy
- 2026-04-23 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-04-23 Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-10
- 2026-04-23 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- 2026-04-24 Read third time and sent to Senate
passage, reading-3 - 2026-04-28 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2026-04-28 Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee - 2026-05-12 Recalled from Committee on Finance
- 2026-05-13 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-05-14 Read third time and enrolled
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-14 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
- 2026-05-15 Ratified R 253
- 2026-05-19 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2026-06-05 Effective date 05/19/26
- 2026-06-03 Act No. 239
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/86bcc2d8-aa4d-41e2-a30b-fe7624d7b322. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).