SC House agrees to legislative pay raises in second draft of $15B budget

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 643

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina legislators will get a pay raise later this year after the House added the increase into the chamber’s second draft of the state spending plan Wednesday.

The proposal, added in a vote of 62-42, was part of the House’s $15.3 billion budget, which also included money for cost overruns at the Scout Motors manufacturing plant and approximately $300 million in earmarks.

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