Continuing Resolution

2025-2026 Bill 769: Continuing Resolution

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026

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R128, S769

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution

Sponsors: Senators Peeler, Alexander, Kimbrell, Verdin, Hembree, Turner and Bennett

Document Path: LC-0380DG26.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026

Introduced in the House on January 28, 2026

Currently residing in the House

Governor's Action: May 15, 2026, Signed

Summary: Continuing Resolution

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

1/13/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 47
)

1/13/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Finance
(
Senate Journal-page 47
)

1/21/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable
Finance
(
Senate Journal-page 15
)

1/21/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 16
)

1/21/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 (
Senate Journal-page 16
)

1/22/2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 3
)

1/28/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 403
)

1/28/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 403
)

4/30/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 5
)

5/5/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 33
)

5/5/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 (
House Journal-page 33
)

5/6/2026

House

Read third time and enrolled (
House Journal-page 34
)

5/13/2026

Ratified R 128

5/15/2026

Signed By Governor

5/26/2026

Effective date 05/15/26

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/13/2026
01/21/2026
04/30/2026

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

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

(R128, S769)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2026-2027 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 HAVING BEEN ENACTED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.

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

Continuing authority to pay government expenses

SECTION 1. (A)(1) If the 2026-2027 State Fiscal Year begins with no annual appropriations act in effect for that year, then the authority to pay the recurring expenses of state government continues at the level of amounts appropriated in Act 69 of 2025 for the recurring expenses of state government for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 except as provided in subsection (B).

(2) Nonrecurring appropriations contained in Act 69 of 2025 are deemed to have been made and are not subject to funding pursuant to this act.

(3) Study committees formed and authorized pursuant to Act 69 of 2025 are deemed to have completed their work and are dissolved unless authorized by another act of the General Assembly.

(4) The effective dates of Parts IA and IB of Act 69 of 2025 are extended until the effective date for appropriations made in the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, after which appropriations made pursuant to this joint resolution are deemed to have been made pursuant to the general appropriations act for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

(B) Notwithstanding debt service appropriations in Act 69 of 2025 and until the effective date of the appropriations made in the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, there is appropriated from the general fund of the State whatever amount is necessary for the timely debt service on state obligations and other amounts constitutionally required to be appropriated, including the Capital Reserve Fund. The General Reserve Fund is established in the amount required by law.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 13th day of May, 2026.

Approved the 15th day of May, 2026. -- T.

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