Senate subcommittee advances bill raising legislative pay to $47,500, carves out per‑diem to limit pension hit A Senate Finance subcommittee voted to move S933 to the full committee after amending the bill so that $15,000 of the $47,500 total would count toward the statutory per‑diem used to calculate retirement benefits, a step intended to reduce a projected $108 million increase to the General Assembly Retirement System unfunded liability.

The Senate subcommittee has just advanced a bill to raise legislative pay to $47,500 while cleverly limiting the pension impact—could this be a game changer for South Carolina lawmakers?

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