South Carolina Senate Bill 813

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-13-1302, Relating To Records Of Contributions, Contributors, And Expenditures, So As To Include The Employer Of Persons Making Contributions; By Amending Section 8-13-1308, Relating To Certified Campaign Reports By Candidates And Committees, So As To Include The Occupation And Employer Of Persons Making A Contribution Of More Than One Hundred Dollars; By Amending Section 8-13-1309, Relating To Certified Campaign Reports, So As To Include The Occupation And Employer Of Persons Making A Contribution Of More Than One Hundred Dollars; By Amending Section 8-13-1314, Relating To Campaign Contribution Limits, So As To Include The Occupation And Employer Of Individuals Providing Certain Cash Contributions; And By Amending Section 8-13-1360, Relating To Contribution And Expenditure Reporting Forms, So As To Include The Occupation And Employer Of Contributors.

Campaign Contributor Information

Sen. Sean Bennett [R]	Sen. Harvey Peeler [R]	Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]	Sen. Luke Rankin [R]
Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Ronnie Sabb [D]	Sen. Kent Williams [D]	Sen. Thomas Alexander [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2026-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	13	1302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1308	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1309	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1314	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	13	1360	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0813&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/813_20260114.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/fiscalimpactstatements/S0813%202026-01-14%20introduced.pdf