South Carolina S0779 provides a monthly legislative expense allowance of $1,000 to General Assembly members, retroactive to July 1, 2025.
South Carolina S0779 establishes a monthly legislative expense allowance of $1,000 for all members of the General Assembly, effective retroactively from July 1, 2025. Members who vacate their seats during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 receive the allowance only for the months they served. Members elected in special elections to fill vacancies receive the allowance from the month they took the oath of office. Members convicted of a felony before the act's effective date are not entitled to the allowance.
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