South Carolina Senate Bill 725

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-13 - Referred to Committee on Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-11-610, Relating To The Manner In Which Annual Leave Is Computed, So As To Provide That A Department Head May Not Establish Restricted Leave Periods During Which Employees Are Prohibited From Taking Annual Leave; And By Amending Section 59-25-47, Relating To Unused Leave Payments Authorized, So As To Provide That A Local School District Or Charter School May Not Establish Restricted Leave Periods During Which Employees Are Prohibited From Taking Annual Leave.

Restricted Leave Periods

Sen. JD Chaplin [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2026-01-13	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2025-12-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2025-12-10	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
59	25	47	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	11	610	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0725&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/725_20251210.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/725_20251210A.htm