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type: "Bill"
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title: "Agency Head Salary Commission, Governor and Lt. Governor"
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description: "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"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "H 5018"
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citation: "South Carolina H 5018 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86bcc2d8-aa4d-41e2-a30b-fe7624d7b322"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5018&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "12cf41668f8e4a61d976af816cdc30975d9002c546ecba49a75aebca3d7a99fa"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 5018 (2025-2026) — Agency Head Salary Commission, Governor and Lt. Governor
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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
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5018.htm)
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2. **01/27/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5018_20260127.htm)
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3. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5018_20260402.htm)
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4. **05/12/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5018_20260512.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **41–2** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **97–10** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-27** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-15** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Pace, Frank, Edgerton, Gilreath, Cromer, Morgan, White, McCravy
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- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-97 Nays-10
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- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-12** Recalled from Committee on Finance
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- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-14** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-14** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-2
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 253
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- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
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- **2026-06-03** Act No. 239
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86bcc2d8-aa4d-41e2-a30b-fe7624d7b322`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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