South Carolina H 3926: Government Efficiency

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2025-2026 Bill 3926 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 06, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3926

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A joint Resolution

TO ENACT THE "COMMISSION ON FISCAL RESTRAINT AND 
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY"; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; TO 
PROVIDE FOR THE COMMISSION'S DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS; TO PRIORITIZE SPENDING 
CUTS AND ESTABLISH A DATE THAT THE SPENDING CUTS MUST BE REPORTED TO THE 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE GOVERNOR; TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPORT ON THE COMMISSION'S 
OTHER DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS; AND TO SUNSET THE COMMISSION.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. This joint resolution may be cited as the "Commission on Fiscal 
Restraint and Government Efficiency."

SECTION 2. (A) 
There is created the Commission on Fiscal Restraint and Government Efficiency. 
The voting members of the commission shall be comprised of:

 (1) three 
members appointed by the President of the Senate;

 (2) three 
members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

 (3) three 
members appointed by the Governor from the State at-large;

 (B) The commission 
shall be chaired by the Director of the Department of Administration, or her 
designee. The commission chair shall be a nonvoting member.

 (C) No members of 
the commission may be members of the General Assembly.

 (D) Commissioners 
shall serve without compensation and are not entitled to mileage, subsistence, 
or per diem as provided by law for members of state boards, committees, and 
commissions.

 (E) The commission 
shall utilize staff from the General Assembly and the executive branch at the 
discretion of the chair. The commission also may engage third-party consultants 
or other experts in related fields to fulfill its duties and obligations.

SECTION 3. The 
commission shall conduct a survey of the structure and funding of state 
government to determine how to modernize it so that state government is less 
costly and more efficient for our State's taxpayers. In fulfilling its duties 
and obligations the commission shall:

 (1) review 
appropriations in the state budget and identify areas for spending reductions;

 (2) review the 
Code of Regulations to determine which regulations can be repealed to reduce 
the regulatory burden on businesses operating in our State, specifically small- 
and medium-sized businesses;

 (3) review the 
Code of Regulations to determine which regulations can be repealed to reduce 
the regulatory burden on our citizens' property rights;

 (4) identify 
redundant, conflicting, or oppressive regulations;

 (5) identify 
government programs, agencies, departments, boards, and commissions that can be 
eliminated, consolidated, or otherwise restructured in order to increase 
government efficiency; and

 (6) conduct other 
reviews and make other recommendations that the commission identifies as being 
necessary and proper to reduce spending, increase efficiency, and reduce the state 
government's burden on our citizens' quality of life or economic development.

SECTION 4. The 
commission shall first undertake the review of appropriations in the state 
budget to identify areas where spending reductions are appropriate. The 
commission's findings shall identify the amount of recommended reductions and 
identify the source of the reductions as specifically as possible, down to the 
program or subprogram level if possible. The commission shall report its 
findings to the President of the Senate, Chairman of the Senate Finance 
Committee, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the House 
of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and the Governor no later than 
October 1, 2025. The commission's report shall be published on the General 
Assembly's and the Governor's website.

SECTION 5. Following 
the commission's recommendations concerning reductions in appropriations, the 
commission shall then work to fulfill its remaining duties and obligations. The 
commission shall report its findings to the President of the Senate, Chairman 
of the Senate Finance Committee, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the 
Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, and the 
Governor no later than October 1, 2026. The commission's report shall be 
published on the General Assembly's and the Governor's website.

SECTION 6. This 
joint resolution is repealed on October 2, 2026.

SECTION 7. This joint resolution takes effect 
upon approval by the Governor.

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