Copper Dome Chronicle: 2025 Overtime Week 2
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Copper Dome Chronicle, sponsored by Advocatus. We strive for substantive writing with brevity, inspired by the book Smart Brevity.
This week’s edition is 343 words or a 2 minute read. The 2025 regular session of the 126th South Carolina General Assembly adjourned sine die on Thursday, May 8. Thanks for reading and sharing; we welcome your feedback and commentary!
Resources
FY 2025-2026 Agency Budget Requests
Overtime Week 2 Preview
The budget conference committee report, H.4025 (FY26 General Appropriations Act), will be considered by both chambers on Wednesday, May 28. The Senate will convene at 12pm followed by the House at 1pm. Additionally, three vetoes will be considered:
H.3969 (robot delivery devices)
S.136 (dismissal of pending firearms charges)
S.623 (Georgetown County building requirements exemption)
The final total budget figures are:
$39.1B total funds (decrease of $1.1B from FY25)
$13.2B State recurring and nonrecurring funds (general funds, including Capital Reserve Fund of $369.7M) (increase of $800M from FY25)
$13.4B Other recurring and nonrecurring funds (other state funds such as lottery revenues) (decrease of $800M from FY25)
$12.4B Federal funds (formula and grant funds) (decrease of $1.2B from FY25)
Committee Schedule
If a livestream link is not provided with a committee meeting that means livestream is not available. Additional meetings may be added during the week and while 24 hours notice is generally given, it is not always possible to provide such notice.
Senate Meetings
Senate Banking and Insurance Subcommittee
May 28, 10am 9am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: There is one bill on the agenda: S.342 (PBMs & pharmacy services).
House Meetings
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
May 27, 10:30am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: The subcommittee will discuss the study of the Department of Insurance.
House Insurance Rate Review Ad Hoc Committee
May 28, 10am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: The committee will hear a presentation from the Department of Insurance.
House SCDOT Modernization Ad Hoc Committee
May 28, 11:30am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: The committee will hold an organizational session.
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
June 4, 10:30am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: The subcommittee will hold its fifth meeting on the study of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
June 5, 10:30am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: The subcommittee will discuss the study of the South Carolina Conservation Bank.
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
June 11, 10:30am; Agenda; Livestream
Summary: The subcommittee will discuss the study of the South Carolina Conservation Bank.
Key Dates
January 14, 2025: Session Convenes
January 16, 2025: Judicial Merit Selection Commission final report published
January 29, 2025: State of the State
February 5, 2025: Judicial elections
February 13, 2025: Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) February revenue estimate
March 10-14, 2025: House floor budget deliberations
March 17-21, 2025: House Furlough Week (committee meetings only)
April 10, 2025: Board of Economic Advisors (BEA) April revenue estimate
April 14-18, 2025: House Furlough Week
April 21-24, 2025: Senate floor budget deliberations
May 8, 2025: Session Adjourns
July 1, 2025: Fiscal Year 2025-2026 begins
