South Carolina § 2-3-20 - Compensation of members.
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§ 2-3-20. Compensation of members.
(A) Members of the General Assembly shall annually receive as compensation for their services such sum as may be provided by law and mileage at the rate provided for by law for the actual distance traveled in the most direct route going to and returning from their homes on weekend adjournments of the General Assembly at the place where the sessions of the General Assembly are held. The terms of this provision shall be subject to limitations imposed by the State Constitution.
(B) The President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall receive, in addition, such amounts as may annually appear in the State appropriation act.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 30-52; 1952 Code SECTION 30-52; 1942 Code SECTION 2054; 1932 Code SECTION 2054; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 16; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 16; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 14; G. S. 13; R. S. 13; 1877 (16) 246; 1893 (21) 417; 1908 (25) 1079; 1920 (31) 875; 1938 (40) 1672; 1944 (43) 1429; 1960 (51) 1779; 1964 (53) 1918; 2019 Act No. 1 (S.2), SECTION 14, eff January 31, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2019 Act No. 1, SECTION 14, inserted the (A) and (B) designators; and in (B), substituted "the Speaker of the House, and the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House" for "the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House and the Speaker pro tempore of the House".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-3-20 ("Compensation of members.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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