Paid Leave

2025-2026 Bill 5507: Paid Leave - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5507
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Henderson-Myers, McDaniel, Wetmore, Dillard, Waters, Jones, Hosey, Clyburn and Bernstein
Document Path: LC-0588SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on April 2, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Ways and Means
Summary: Paid Leave
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

4/2/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 45
)

4/2/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 45
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/02/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
8-11-158
SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES WITH CERTAIN PAID LEAVE
EACH MONTH.

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

S
ECTION 1.
A
rticle 1, Chapter 11, Title 8 of the S.C. Code is
amended by adding:

S
ection
8-11-158
.
(
A) For the purposes of
this section:

(
1)
"Eligible school district employee" means an employee defined by the Department
of Education using the Professional Certified Staff system or any full-time
equivalent position categorized as classified staff.

(
2)
"Eligible state employee" means an employee occupying any percentage of a
full-time equivalent position for this State or any of its political
subdivisions.

(
3)
"Qualifying event" means the time period each month when menstruation occurs.

(
B)
(
1) An eligible school district
employee or eligible state employee is entitled to two days of paid leave each
month during a qualifying event.

(
2)
If the leave is not used by the eligible state employee before the end of each month,
such leave does not accumulate for subsequent use. Paid leave provided by this
section may not be donated. Any leave remaining at the end of each month is forfeited.

(
3)
Days of paid leave taken under this section must be taken consecutively.

(
4)
Legal holidays pursuant to Section
53-5-10
, school district holidays, and
vacation on the district calendar, as applicable, must not be counted against the
paid leave provided by this section.

(
C)
The Division of Human Resources of the Department of Administration and the
State Board of Education shall promulgate regulations, guidance, and procedures
to implement this section.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1,
2026.

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