South Carolina legislation · 126th General Assembly
South Carolina S883: Sine Die 2026
Status: In committee, May 13, 2026
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution to provide that, pursuant to section 9, article iii of the constitution of this state, 1895, when the respective houses of the general assembly adjourn on thursday, may 14, 2026, not later than 5:00 p.m., each house shall stand in recess subject to the call of the president of the senate for the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives for the house of representatives at times they consider appropriate for their respective bodies to meet for the consideration of certain specified matters; and to provide that when the respective houses of the general assemb.
From the engrossed text, May 6, 2026:
A concurrent RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT, PURSUANT TO SECTION 9, ARTICLE III OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THIS STATE, 1895, WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURN ON THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026, NOT LATER THAN 5:00 P.M., EACH HOUSE SHALL STAND IN RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE FOR THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT TIMES THEY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE BODIES TO MEET FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN SPECIFIED MATTERS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN THE RESPECTIVE HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADJOURN NOT LATER THAN sunday, november 8, 2026, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL STAND ADJOURNED SINE DIE. Amend Title to Conform B e it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring: (A) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9, Article III of the South Carolina Constitution, 1895, and by the two-thirds vote required by that section in order to recede for more than thirty consecutive calendar days, each house agrees, by this resolution, to recede from the other body for a period of either less than thirty days, or more than thirty days, as the case may be. The General Assembly, by this resolution, agrees to bind itself subject to the provisions of this resolution. The sine die adjournment …
Sponsors
- David Martin (R, 26) · primary sponsor