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