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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.

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 01/27/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/02/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 05/12/2026 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 3rd Reading — 412 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 9710 (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).