South Carolina House of Representatives

South Carolina
House of Representatives
South Carolina; House of Representatives
South Carolina General Assembly
	Seal of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 12, 2021
Leadership
Speaker	Murrell Smith (R) ; since May 12, 2022
Speaker pro tempore	Tommy Pope (R) ; since December 2, 2014
Majority Leader	Davey Hiott (R) ; since May 12, 2022
Minority Leader	J. Todd Rutherford (D) ; since January 8, 2013
Structure
Seats	124
Political groups	Majority Republican (88); Minority Democratic (36);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Carolina Constitution
Salary	$10,400/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (124 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 ; (124 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	House of Representatives Chamber; South Carolina State House; Columbia, South Carolina
Website
	South Carolina House of Representatives

The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly. It consists of 124 representatives elected to two-year terms at the same time as U.S. congressional elections.

Unlike many legislatures, seating on the floor is not divided by party, but is arranged by county delegation – a legacy of the original apportionment of the chamber. Until 1964, each of South Carolina's counties was a legislative district, with the number of representatives determined by the county's population. It meets from the second week of January into May.