South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S11: Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee
Status: Signed into law, July 1, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending sections 8-11-150 and 8-11-155, relating to paid parental leave, so as to amend the definition of "eligible state employee" and to increase certain paid parental leave.
From the amended text, June 25, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTIONS 8-11-150 AND 8-11-155, RELATING TO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "ELIGIBLE STATE EMPLOYEE" AND TO INCREASE CERTAIN PAID PARENTAL LEAVE. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 8-11-150 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: S ection 8-11-150. ( A) For the purposes of this section: ( 1) "Child" means a newborn biological child or foster of a child in state custody and under the age of eighteen. No child can have more than two parents eligible for paid parental leave. ( 2) "Eligible state employee" means an employee occupying any percentage of a full-time equivalent position any person employed by any department, institution, commission, board, or any other unit of government of this State who occupies a position eligible to earn annual leave. This includes any person employed by a four-year or postgraduate institution of higher education under the control of the State or a technical college supported by and under the control of the State who occupies a full-time equivalent, temporary grant, or time-limited position . ( 3) "Paid parental leave" means six weeks of paid leave at one hundred percent of the eligible state employee's base pay …
Sponsors
- Darrell Jackson (D, 21) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Davis (R, 46)
Latest actions
- : Act No. 249
- : Effective date 10/01/26
- : Signed By Governor
- : Ratified R 266
- : Ordered enrolled for ratification
- : Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
- : Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- : Conference report received and adopted
- : Conference committee appointed Davis, Gambrell, Matthews
- : House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Ballentine, Collins, Cobb-Hunter
Votes
- Senate: (Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee) to adopt the conference report (June 25, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: (Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee) Adopt Conference Report (June 25, 2026): 104 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: (Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee) Passage of Bill (May 13, 2026): 110 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate: (Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee) 2nd Reading (April 1, 2025): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S11?
- S11 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Paid Family Leave Eligible State Employee.
- What does S11 do?
- In its own words: To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending sections 8-11-150 and 8-11-155, relating to paid parental leave, so as to amend the definition of "eligible state employee" and to increase certain paid parental leave.
- What is the status of S11?
- Signed into law as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 249 (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored S11?
- Darrell Jackson (D, 21), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S11?
- On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/11.htm
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