Back to South Carolina

H5650 • 2026

The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture

The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Rep. G.M. Smith
Last action
2026-05-05
Official status
Introduced and adopted ( House Journal-page 11 )
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture

The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture

What This Bill Does

  • The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-05 House

    Introduced and adopted ( House Journal-page 11 )

Official Summary Text

The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
2025-2026 Bill 5650: The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Download
This Bill
in Microsoft Word Format
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
H. 5650
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. G.M. Smith
Document Path: LC-0752WAB-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 5, 2026
Adopted by the House on May 5, 2026
Summary: The American Board of Trial Advocates, James Otis Lecture
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

5/5/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 11
)

View the latest
legislative information
at the website
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/05/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER OF THE
AMERICAN BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES TO USE THE CHAMBER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on September 18, 2026, FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S JAMES
OTIS LECTURE SERIES, PROVIDED THAT THE HOUSE IS NOT IN SESSION AND THE CHAMBER
IS NOT OTHERWISE UNAVAILABLE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THE HOUSE CHAMBER
ON ALTERNATE DATES AND TIMES AS MAY BE SELECTED BY THE SPEAKER.

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the South Carolina
Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates be allowed the use of the
chamber of the South Carolina House of Representatives on September 18, 2026, for
the organization's James Otis Lecture Series, provided that the House is not in
session and the chamber is not otherwise unavailable, and that the Speaker
provide for the use of the House chamber on alternate dates and times as he may
select.

----XX----

This web page was last updated on May 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM