---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing Resolution"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 HAVING BEEN ENACTED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 291"
citation: "South Carolina S 291 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bennett", "Cromer", "Peeler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a43913de-b356-42b9-887c-68076333d1b8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=291&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "03ed73cccc04b176807116e2ebcbb634414c16d9877c3369b84a8c9611c06b27"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 291 (2025-2026) — Continuing Resolution

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 HAVING BEEN ENACTED, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/291.htm)
2. **01/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/291_20250129.htm)
3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/291_20250219.htm)
4. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/291_20250225.htm)
5. **04/03/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/291_20250403.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Cromer — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-29** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-25** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2025-02-25** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-02-26** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0
- **2025-04-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-24** Ratified R 13
- **2025-04-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Effective date 04/28/25
- **2025-06-05** Act No. 70

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a43913de-b356-42b9-887c-68076333d1b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).