{"id":4498,"date":"2026-08-10T18:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2026-08-10T18:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:36:13","slug":"sc-general-assembly-returns-tuesday-to-vote-on-budget-heres-whats-on-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4498","title":{"rendered":"SC General Assembly returns Tuesday to vote on budget. Here\u2019s what\u2019s on the line"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>South Carolina\u2019s General Assembly reconvenes Aug. 11 to vote on the more than $15 billion state spending plan for the 2026-27 fiscal year after a six-member conference committee reached a deal last month. The budget includes teacher and state employee raises, an expanded property tax break for seniors and a new process for allocating lawmakers\u2019 community projects.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4497\">Kingpin Medicare fraudster to plead guilty to crimes after getting deported to SC<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The deal has be approved by both chambers before it can be sent to the governor for his consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4495\">Many Columbia area voting locations change for SC Senate special election. Here\u2019s where<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Here are key takeaways:<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>South Carolina has been operating under a continuing resolution since July 1 \u2014 the first extended stretch without a new budget since 2020 \u2014 after disputes over earmarks and property tax relief stalled negotiations. But negotiations, which became tense in public, the budget conference committee settled on a $15.7 billion spending plan agreement.<\/li>\n<li>State employees will get a 2% pay raise retroactive to July 1 once Gov. Henry McMaster signs the budget, with the back pay appearing in their first paycheck after the budget takes effect.<\/li>\n<li>The starting salary for South Carolina teachers rises to $50,500 a year, with every cell of the state\u2019s minimum teacher salary schedule going up by $2,000.<\/li>\n<li>The senior homestead exemption expands to $75,000 from $50,000, funded by $81 million through a one-year proviso rather than permanent legislation.<\/li>\n<li>A proposal to suspend the state\u2019s $1 million liquor liability insurance requirement for bars was stripped from the final budget because it would have changed permanent law in violation of House rules.<\/li>\n<li>The deal sets aside $32 million to settle the Captain Sam\u2019s Spit case, which would permanently protect the 170-acre Kiawah Island barrier land after more than two decades of legal disputes with Kiawah Development Partners.<\/li>\n<li>The plan adds $102.6 million more annually for Medicaid, $53 million more for Medicare premiums for elderly and disabled recipients, and $34 million for administration of the state\u2019s SNAP program.<\/li>\n<li>Lawmakers also approved $35 million in assistance for farmers hit by rising fertilizer and fuel costs tied to the Iran conflict, with eligible farmers able to receive up to $135,000 each.<\/li>\n<li>Budget negotiators set aside $377.7 million in a special fund for a new \u201cnon-recurring review committee\u201d to recommend which lawmaker earmarks and Scout Motors site preparation costs get funded, with decisions due by Sept. 30. How much each project would receive would be voted on in a separate piece of legislation. It remains to be seen whether lawmakers will try to come to agreement on community investment projects Tuesday or just nix them all together.<\/li>\n<li>The budget also did not include money to pay for the $150 million in cost overruns to prepare the Scout Motors site for development. However, budget negotiators agreed to use part of the $377.7 million pot to pay for those costs, but after the Legislative Audit Council completes a review of how the cost overruns happened.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4494\">At least 71 dead after powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake strikes Colombia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina\u2019s General Assembly reconvenes Aug. 11 to vote on a $15.7B budget with teacher raises, senior tax relief, Medicaid boosts and Scout Motors review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>SC General Assembly returns Tuesday to vote on budget. 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