South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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S. 238

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Alexander, Peeler, Massey and Rankin
Document Path: SR-0199KM25.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2025
Introduced in the House on February 19, 2025
Last Amended on May 7, 2026
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Sine Die

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/16/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
1/16/2025 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 10)
1/29/2025 Senate Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 4)
1/30/2025 Scrivener's error corrected
2/4/2025 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 20)
2/4/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 20)
2/4/2025 Senate Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 20)
2/5/2025 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 52)
2/5/2025 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 52)
2/5/2025 Senate Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 52)
2/19/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 64)
2/19/2025 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 64)
4/30/2026 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means (House Journal-page 4)
5/5/2026 House Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-6-26 (House Journal-page 32)
5/6/2026 House Amended (House Journal-page 36)
5/6/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 36)
5/6/2026 House Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 37)
5/7/2026 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 19)
5/7/2026 Senate House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 79)
5/7/2026 Senate Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 79)
5/13/2026 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 99)
5/13/2026 House Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-3 (House Journal-page 100)
5/13/2026 Ratified R 127

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/16/2025
1/29/2025
1/30/2025
2/4/2025
2/5/2025
4/30/2026
5/6/2026
5/7/2026

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R127, S238)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 2-1-180, RELATING TO ADJOURNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONDITIONS FOR EXTENDED SESSION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY CALL THEIR RESPECTIVE BODIES INTO SESSION AFTER THE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE IF THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL OR CAPITAL RESERVE FUND RESOLUTION IS NOT COMPLETED BY THE SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT DATE, TO PROVIDE THE TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY BE CALLED BACK TO COMPLETE THOSE MATTERS AND ANY CONFERENCE COMMITTEES APPOINTED ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TOLLING OF THE ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-DAY PERIOD THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HAS TO REVIEW STATE REGULATIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Sine Die Adjournment, extended session conditions

SECTION 1.    Section 2-1-180 of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

Section 2-1-180.    (A) The regular annual session of the General Assembly shall adjourn sine die each year not later than five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May. The regular annual session of the General Assembly can be extended:

(1) if the House of Representatives fails to give a third reading to the annual general appropriations bill by March thirty-first, the date of sine die adjournment is extended by one statewide day for each statewide day after March thirty-first that the House of Representatives fails to give the bill third reading;

(2) if the general appropriations bill or Capital Reserve Fund resolution is not completed by the sine die adjournment date, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives may call their respective bodies into session at any time after the date of sine die adjournment and until the last day in June to complete those matters and any conference committees appointed on or before the date of sine die adjournment;

(3) if a forecast reduction is submitted by the Board of Economic Advisors pursuant to Section 11-9-880 after April tenth for the next fiscal year, the adjournment date for the General Assembly may be extended up to two weeks with the agreement of the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate; or

(4) if a concurrent resolution is adopted by a two-thirds vote of both the Senate and House of Representatives not later than five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May. During the time between five o'clock p.m. on the second Thursday in May and the extended sine die adjournment date, as set forth herein, no legislation or other business may be considered except any matters approved for consideration by a concurrent resolution adopted by two-thirds vote in both houses.

(B) For the purposes of the Administrative Procedures Act, the period that the General Assembly has to review state regulations is tolled from the second Friday in May through the second Monday in January.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 13th day of May, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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