As the final week of the regular 2026 legislative session unfolded, SCAC staff remained hard at work advancing policy positions and fighting multiple efforts to attach harmful amendments to other bills ahead of the General Assembly’s sine die adjournment May 14.
Several bills of interest to counties have passed the Senate and House, including legislation to modernize the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), increase poll workers’ take-home pay, and allow the creation of joint residential improvement districts between counties and municipalities.
The 2025-2026 session will continue beyond the May 14 sine die date by Gov. Henry McMaster’s executive order. This means any bills can be debated in either chamber until November.
In the coming weeks, both chambers also will meet for conference committees on the state budget and numerous other bills.
Bills of interest to counties are discussed in this week's Friday Report.
SCAC will keep you updated throughout the extra session, including redistricting discussions and conference committees.