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Members of the General Assembly returned to Columbia on Wednesday, pursuant to the sine die resolution (S. 292), to take up the conference report on the FY 2025-26 budget bill, H. 4025 as well as any vetoes by Gov. Henry McMaster. The Senate overrode the governor’s veto on the pending gun charges bill, S.

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 passed their comprehensive income tax reform bill (H. 4216). The General Assembly adjourned sine die at 5 p.m. Thursday. Per the Sine Die Resolution (S.

Senators began the week addressing amendments made by the House to S.

The Senate spent the week debating H. 3309, the comprehensive energy reform bill.

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 bill a second reading. Before adjourning for the week, the Senate moved H.

The Senate spent a large portion of their time this week on the floor debating several amendments to S. 244, the tort reform bill, in a continued effort to reach a compromise. As of Thursday, the bill remains in Special Order status with debate likely to continue next week.

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).