South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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R276, H5126

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Ways and Means Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\12600DG26.docx

Introduced in the House on March 3, 2026
Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2026
Last Amended on August 11, 2026
Passed by the General Assembly on August 11, 2026
Governor's Action: August 17, 2026, Certain items vetoed
Legislative veto action(s): Pending

Summary: Budget

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2026  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 12)
    3/5/2026  House   Special order, set for  Monday, March 9, 2026, 
                        immediately after roll call
    3/9/2026  House   Debate interrupted (House Journal-page 5)
   3/10/2026  House   Amended
   3/10/2026  House   Read second time
   3/10/2026  House   Roll call Yeas-101  Nays-18
   3/11/2026  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 34)
   3/11/2026  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   3/11/2026  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 5)
   4/14/2026  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/21/2026  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/21/2026  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/21/2026  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/22/2026  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/22/2026  Senate  Debate interrupted (Senate Journal-page 10)
   4/23/2026  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 5)
   4/23/2026  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)
   4/30/2026  House   Debate adjourned until  Tues., 5-5-26 
                        (House Journal-page 119)
    5/5/2026  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 40)
    5/6/2026  House   Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 69)
    5/6/2026  House   Returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 69)
    5/6/2026  House   Roll call Yeas-69  Nays-32 (House Journal-page 251)
    5/6/2026  Senate  Non-concurrence in House amendment
    5/7/2026  House   House insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Reps.  Bannister, Hiott, Hayes 
                        (House Journal-page 61)
    5/7/2026  Senate  Conference committee appointed  Peeler, Hutto, Davis 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   8/11/2026  House   Conference report received and adopted
   8/11/2026  Senate  Conference report received and adopted 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   8/11/2026  Senate  Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 4)
   8/11/2026  House   Roll call Yeas-100  Nays-17
   8/11/2026          Ratified R  276
   8/17/2026          Certain items vetoed by Governor (Governor's Veto Message)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING IS AN INDEX OF THE DOCUMENTS CONTAINING SECTIONS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, R276, H. 5126, AS RATIFIED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON AUGUST 11,2026.

R276, H. 5126

Read the first time on March 3, 2026

Doc. # Sections Pages:

5126.docx Status and Title Pages
5126.1A.pdf Part IA-Funding, Recap. & Revenues 1-267
5126.1B.docx Part IB, Temporary Provisions 268-592
5126.IDX.pdf Indexes


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

(R276, H5126)

AN ACT TO MAKE APPROPRIATIONS AND TO PROVIDE REVENUES TO MEET THE ORDINARY EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, TO REGULATE THE EXPENDITURE OF SUCH FUNDS, AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF STATE GOVERNMENT DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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

Ratified the 11th day of August, 2026.

______________________________________________________________________

President of the Senate

_____________________________________________________________________

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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