When it comes to lawmaking, victories aren’t permanent. Neither are losses.
That sense of impermanence is especially obvious in South Carolina’s 2025-2026 legislative session, which was supposed to end on May 14 but just ... keeps ... going.
This session has been an ugly one. Week after week, powerful lawmakers have attacked the rights of women, students, immigrants, LGBTQ people, Black voters, and voters in general. But looking back this week during a pause in the final budget deliberations, we realized that South Carolinians stopped some of the worst bills from becoming law.
This outcome wasn’t inevitable. We saw you testifying in subcommittee hearings, calling your representatives, writing postcards to key decisionmakers, and rallying on the Statehouse steps. Your words, your presence, and your voting power all played a role in delaying and defeating harmful bills.
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While all’s quiet under the Statehouse dome, we’re taking a few minutes to review what bills passed, what bills fizzled out, and what bills we expect lawmakers to re-file for the next session starting in January 2027. Pick a topic below to learn more.
