Gov. Mark Sanford plans to present his agenda for the next legislative session on Tuesday, and it may already be causing some tension.

Since June, the governor has worked with House Speaker David Wilkins, R-Greenville, to craft the agenda. Wilkins said the idea was for them to unveil the plan together after next month's elections.

Sanford spokesman Will Folks denied such an agreement, saying the governor worked all summer on the "Contract for Change" and let Wilkins know last week when he planned to unveil it.

"The governor said at the end of the session that he would be laying out his agenda in the fall and that's exactly what he is doing," Folks said.

Reached by phone out of state Friday, Wilkins flatly contradicted that.

"I'm not saying I'm mad with the governor or that we will not work with him to pass an agenda, but I am saying that we absolutely had an agreement. That's what I spent the past three months working on. The governor and I met at least three times to discuss it, and I met twice with the (House Republican) caucus to discuss details of that agreement."

The General Assembly and the governor's office had a rocky relationship last session. Now Sanford's decision to go it alone has stirred the embers of disagreement.

"I think there was some sentiment that we wanted to unveil it together," said John Graham Altman III, R-Charleston. "Some members were not happy that the governor decided to go ahead and do it early. We don't want to get left at the altar on this. But maybe the governor just left for the church a little early."

Wilkins said the governor has a right to unveil his own agenda.

"We (the caucus) wanted to do it together," he said. "Now we will have to wait and see what he comes out with. It'll probably be similar to what we talked about, but we'll have to wait and see."

The plan House members worked on focused on government restructuring, tort reform, a job creations bill and income tax reform. Most of the issues also were around last session.

Folks agreed that Sanford has been working on these items for some time. The governor listed 16 legislative items as priorities last session. Of those, the House passed 14 and the Senate passed three.

His major items — income tax reduction, government restructuring, increasing the number of charter schools and offering tax credits for private schools — died when the session ended.

One of the reasons given for Sanford's poor track record was the Senate's rules. A few senators can block legislation.

This session, changing those rules has become a priority for the governor and members of the House.

Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell has taken the lead on the rules issue and promises changes this session.