South Carolina Legislative Council

## Contents

* 1 Governance
* 2 Services offered
* 2.1 Bill drafting
* 2.2 Code revision
* 2.3 Legal services
* 2.4 Legislative library
* 3 History
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

The South Carolina Legislative Council is a nonpartisan legislative service agency serving the members and staff of the South Carolina Legislature.

## Governance[edit]

The Legislative Council is governed by a group of elected officials including the president of the South Carolina State Senate, the speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, the chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees along with the South Carolina Secretary of State.[1]

A code commissioner is elected by the five member board that oversees the day to day operations of the Legislative Council.[1]

## Services offered[edit]

### Bill drafting[edit]

The South Carolina Legislative Council does all bill drafting for members of the South Carolina Legislature.[1]

### Code revision[edit]

Legislative Council serves as the official revisers of the South Carolina code and releases publications annually highlighting revisions to the state's laws.[1]

### Legal services[edit]

Limited legal services are provided by the Legislative Council. Services are limited to subject matter research when needed for bill drafting issues.[1]

### Legislative library[edit]

Legislative Council runs a full legislative reference library including a duplication service for legislators.[1]

## History[edit]

The South Carolina Legislative Council was created by Act 294 of 1949.[2]

## See also[edit]

* State legislative research service bureaus
* South Carolina State Senate
* South Carolina House of Representatives

## External links[edit]

* South Carolina Legislative Council

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 National Conference of State Legislatures, "Legal Staff in the State Legislatures"(See South Carolina)
2. ↑ South Carolina Legislature, "Legislative Council," accessed October 23, 2023

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