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type: "Bill"
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title: "Joint System Governance"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-50, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-60, RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF A JOINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONER; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-70, RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP OF A JOINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADDITION OF A MEMBER TO A JOINT SYSTEM; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-80, RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR JOINT SYSTEM RECONSTITUTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-110, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE BONDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR BOND ISSUANCE BY A COMMISSION APPOINTED ENTIRELY BY THE GOVERNOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-128, RELATING TO CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PERMIT THE AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS COMMENSURATE WITH TERMS OF BONDS OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. - 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 829"
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citation: "South Carolina S 829 (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: ["Alexander"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-20"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa768709-6ae4-4427-ad4f-f917762137e6"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=829&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "c9effbf1514a8d0bb05f56c05ba16805e65498c97168e9142f223c760f0c8762"
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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 829 (2025-2026) — Joint System Governance
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-50, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-60, RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF A JOINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONER; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-70, RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP OF A JOINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADDITION OF A MEMBER TO A JOINT SYSTEM; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-80, RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR JOINT SYSTEM RECONSTITUTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-110, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE BONDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR BOND ISSUANCE BY A COMMISSION APPOINTED ENTIRELY BY THE GOVERNOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-128, RELATING TO CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PERMIT THE AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS COMMENSURATE WITH TERMS OF BONDS OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. - 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/829.htm)
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2. **01/20/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260120.htm)
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3. **03/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260311.htm)
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4. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260317.htm)
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5. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260506.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **93–16** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-20** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-03-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-03-19** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
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- **2026-03-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-03-24** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-06** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-16
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- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 154
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- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/18/26
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- **2026-06-02** Act No. 175
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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/fa768709-6ae4-4427-ad4f-f917762137e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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