South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S933: Legislative compensation
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
What the bill says
To amend the south carolina code of laws by amending section 2-3-20, relating to compensation of members of the general assembly, so as to provide that members of the general assembly shall receive legislative compensation and an in-district legislative service allowance of forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, and to provide that the members' salary shall be adjusted every two years by an inflation factor not to exceed five percent; and by amending section 9-9-10, relating to definitions concerning the general assembly retirement system, so as to provide that earnable compensation.
From the amended text, May 13, 2026:
A bill TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-3-20, RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE LEGISLATIVE COMPENSATION AND AN IN-DISTRICT LEGISLATIVE SERVICE ALLOWANCE OF FORTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS' SALARY SHALL BE ADJUSTED EVERY TWO YEARS BY AN INFLATION FACTOR NOT TO EXCEED FIVE PERCENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 9-9-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS CONCERNING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY RETIREMENT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EARNABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF CALCULATING BENEFITS IS LIMITED TO ONLY THE MEMBERS' SALARY AS PROVIDED BY LAW. Amend Title To Conform B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 1. S ection 2-3-20 of the S.C. Code is amended to read: S ection 2-3-20. ( A) Beginning with the 128 th General Assembly, Members members of the General Assembly shall annually receive as legislative compensation fifteen thousand dollars at a daily renumeration rate in accordance with Article III, Section 9 of the State Constitution and for an in-district legislative service allowance of thirty- two thousand five hundred dollars their services such sum as may be provided by law as adjusted pursuant to subsection (C). and Members of the General Assembly …
Sponsors
- Thomas Corbin (R, 5) · primary sponsor