Friday Reports

The Senate worked until 10 p.m. Wednesday to reach a compromise on the tort reform bill, S. 244 . After the compromise amendment was presented and explained to members, the Senate adopted it and gave...

The Senate worked through several bills on the floor and took up numerous bills in committees and subcommittees in preparation for their debate of the budget bill ( H. 4025 ) on the floor next week...

Both chambers spent the final week of the 2025 legislative year going through their calendars to advance bills of high priority and bills returned to them with amendments. The House also debated and...

The Senate Finance Committee met for the first time in 2024 and took up several bills of interest to counties. When not in committee meetings, members of the Senate spent time on the floor debating H...

Legislators met in a Joint Assembly this week and elected Hon. John W. Kittredge as the new Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. The Senate spent most of the week debating a Judicial...

Both chambers worked through their respective calendars in advance of the April 11 crossover deadline. Bills that have not crossed over from their originating chamber will require a two-thirds vote...

The Senate spent most of the week in chamber working its way through the calendar in preparation of the full Senate debate on the budget bill ( H. 5100) and Capital Reserve Fund ( H. 5101) next week...

In the final week of the General Assembly’s session, both chambers scrambled to clear their calendars to get desired bills across the finish line. The sine die resolution ( S.1192) allows the House...

Gov. Henry McMaster gave his State of the State address Wednesday night, focusing on South Carolina’s achievements in attracting people and businesses over the past year. He also mentioned tax cuts...

Members of the House Ways and Means Committee met Tuesday and Wednesday to debate and pass their version of the 2025-26 state budget ( H. 4025 ). The House continued their work in chamber debating and...

Members of the House worked Monday through the early morning Wednesday to debate and pass their version of the $14 billion FY 2025-26 state budget ( H. 4025 ) and Capital Reserve Fund ( H. 4026 ). The...

The Senate spent the week debating H. 3309 , the comprehensive energy reform bill. Members worked late into the night Wednesday debating over 30 amendments before giving the bill a second reading. The...