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type: "Bill"
title: "Joint System Governance"
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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 829"
citation: "South Carolina S 829 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-20"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa768709-6ae4-4427-ad4f-f917762137e6"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=829&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c9effbf1514a8d0bb05f56c05ba16805e65498c97168e9142f223c760f0c8762"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---
# South Carolina S 829 (2025-2026) — Joint System Governance
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
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/829.htm)
2. **01/20/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260120.htm)
3. **03/11/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260311.htm)
4. **03/17/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260317.htm)
5. **05/06/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/829_20260506.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **93–16** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Alexander — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-20** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-11** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-03-19** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-03-19** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2026-03-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-24** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-06** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-12** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-16
- **2026-05-13** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 154
- **2026-05-18** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/18/26
- **2026-06-02** Act No. 175
## Source
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).