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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 829: Joint System Governance

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 829 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Joint System Governance. Primary sponsor: Tom Alexander (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/18/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-20, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-50, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO AS TO REVISE REQUIREMENTS; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-60, RELATING TO THE MANAGEMENT OF A JOINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF COMMISSIONER APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONER; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-70, RELATING TO THE CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP OF A JOINT SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE ADDITION OF A MEMBER TO A JOINT SYSTEM; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-80, RELATING TO THE DISSOLUTION OF A SYSTEM, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR JOINT SYSTEM RECONSTITUTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-110, RELATING TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE BONDS, SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR BOND ISSUANCE BY A COMMISSION APPOINTED ENTIRELY BY THE GOVERNOR; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 6-25-128, RELATING TO CONTRACTS, SO AS TO PERMIT THE AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS COMMENSURATE WITH TERMS OF BONDS OR OTHER INDEBTEDNESS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date 05/18/26
  2. Act No. 175
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 154
  5. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  6. Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-16
  7. Read second time
  8. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
  9. Referred to Committee on Judiciary
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
  12. Read third time and sent to House

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source