South Carolina · H.3305 / Act 261

Supplemental budget (H.3305, Act 261): leftover 2026-27 money goes to hundreds of local projects in priority order

Signed Sept. 1, 2026

Published October 18, 2026 · Last updated October 18, 2026

What it does

The act’s title is “An Act to make supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.” (Act No. 261, title)

• Where the money comes from. The source is “nonrecurring revenue generated from the residual balance of nonrecurring funds from the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.” It becomes available after the Comptroller General closes the state’s books on Fiscal Year 2025-26. (Section 1(A))
• Priority order. “Item (1) must be funded first and each remaining item must be fully funded before any funds are allocated to the next item,” although an item may be partly funded to the extent revenue is available. (Section 1(B))
• Payment timing. The State Treasurer must disburse the appropriations by September 30, 2026. (Section 1(B)) Unspent funds may be carried forward to later years for the same purposes. (Section 1(C))
• Recipient check. Funds are not disbursed until the recipient is verified as registered as a business, nonprofit or charitable organization with the Secretary of State (this does not apply to governmental entities or entities created by statute). Verified recipients receive funds within 10 business days. (Section 1(D))

Examples from the list

The list runs through 56 agency headings. A few examples, with the amounts in the act: (Section 1(B))

• First in line (Department of Education): Greenwood School District 50 career and technical education, $887,900; a Lex-Rich School District 5 apprenticeship pipeline, $250,000; and Spartanburg County’s Daniel Morgan Technology Center, $5,000,000. (item (1))
• Water, sewer and drainage: Laurens County Water & Sewer Gray Court sewer project, $4,000,000; Saint Stephen wastewater infrastructure in Berkeley County, $1,000,000; City of Isle of Palms stormwater and drainage, $1,000,000. (item (12))
• Public safety: renovation of York County’s Moss Justice Detention Center, $4,000,000; City of Greenville real time crime center, $1,005,000. (item (13))
• Fire service: Dorchester County Fire Rescue, $2,000,000; Colleton County breathing apparatus equipment, $1,500,000; City of Florence fire engine, $1,000,000. (item (15))
• Transportation: a marine transportation system for Beaufort and Jasper Counties, $3,000,000, with a Department of Transportation report due January 31, 2027; traffic mitigation in Easley, $2,500,000. (items (16), (16.1))
• Community projects: City of Myrtle Beach downtown public infrastructure, $5,032,500; City of Inman police and fire station improvements, $4,000,000. (item (56))

To see whether a project in your area is included, search the ratified text on the bill page for your city, town or county name.

Who it affects

• Cities, counties, school districts, fire districts, nonprofits and state agencies named as recipients. (Section 1(B))
• Residents of those communities, where the funded projects are located.

Cost and impact

The act does not state a total. Our tally of the dollar amounts listed in Section 1(B) is about $351 million. Because items are funded in order only as revenue allows, the amount actually distributed depends on how much residual nonrecurring revenue is available. (Section 1(A)–(B)) The Executive Budget Office may approve moving items between agencies on request, after consulting the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees. (Section 1(E))

Current status

H.3305 was originally a House bill introduced in January 2025 and passed by the House 112–0 in March 2025. On August 25, 2026, the Senate amended it and returned it to the House, which agreed to the Senate amendment 96–15 the same day. It was ratified August 26 and signed by the Governor on September 1, 2026, as Act No. 261. (Bill history) The bill page lists the GovernorThe bill page lists no vetoes. (Bill 5126 and 3305 status)rsquo;s action as The bill page lists no vetoes. (Bill 5126 and 3305 status)ldquo;SignedThe bill page lists no vetoes. (Bill 5126 and 3305 status)rdquo; and shows no vetoes. (Bill 3305, status)

What happens next

The act took effect on the Governor’s approval, and the State Treasurer was directed to disburse the funds by September 30, 2026. (Sections 1(B), 2)

Sources

• SC Legislature: 2025-2026 Bill 3305, status, history and ratified text
• Ratified text of Act No. 261 (Word)

Legislators connected to this bill

Current members listed as sponsors on the official bill page, or with a sourced public statement about it. Details and sources are on each member page.

SC House

• Rep. Wm. Weston J. Newton (House District 120): sponsor

Every statement above is drawn from the official source text linked here; section references are shown in grey. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice. Spot an error? Tell us.