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H4618 • 2026

Payroll Carry Forward

Payroll Carry Forward

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Sponsor
Reps. White, Edgerton, Pace, Frank, Magnuson, Cromer, Gilreath, Kilmartin, Harris, Huff and McCravy
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Frank, Magnuson, Cromer, Gilreath, Kilmartin, Harris, Huff, McCravy
Effective date
Not listed

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Payroll Carry Forward

Payroll Carry Forward

What This Bill Does

  • Payroll Carry Forward

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace, Frank, Magnuson, Cromer, Gilreath, Kilmartin, Harris, Huff, McCravy

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 37 )

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 37 )

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  5. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Payroll Carry Forward

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4618: Payroll Carry Forward - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4618
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. White, Edgerton, Pace, Frank, Magnuson, Cromer, Gilreath, Kilmartin, Harris, Huff and McCravy
Document Path: LC-0444SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Payroll Carry Forward
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 37
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 37
)

1/20/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pace,
Frank, Magnuson, Cromer, Gilreath,
Kilmartin, Harris, Huff, McCravy

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
11-9-150
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN PAYROLL FUNDS MAY NOT BE CARRIED
FORWARD.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 1, Chapter 9, Title 11 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
11-9-150
. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for
classified or unclassified positions, or any other funds allocated for payroll,
may not be carried forward and must revert to the general fund.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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