S769 is a bill in the South Carolina Legislature (126th General Assembly): Continuing Resolution.

What is the status of S769?

Signed into law as of August 19, 2026. Latest action: Act No. 262 (August 19, 2026).

Peeler Jr., Harvey (R, 14), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S769?

On the South Carolina Legislature website: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/769.htm

South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly

South Carolina S769: Continuing Resolution

Q: What does S769 do?

In its own words: 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. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 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 o.

Status: Signed into law, August 19, 2026

What the bill says

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. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 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 o.

From the amended text, April 30, 2026:

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. B e it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: S ECTION 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 …

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South Carolina S769: Continuing Resolution

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