SC legislators would need permission to get paid with state dollars, Senate proposes

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 1,398

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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COLUMBIA — Legislators would need permission from an ethics committee to get any state funds outside their legislative salaries under a clause senators added to the state spending plan after launching an investigation into a representative’s nonprofit.

Senators voted 32-9 to add the clause to the budget Thursday, with opposition coming from a mix of Democrats and Republicans. Most of the concerns senators raised dealt with the logistics of needing to ask …

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