---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing Resolution"
description: "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. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 769"
citation: "South Carolina S 769 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Bennett", "Hembree", "Kimbrell", "Peeler", "Turner", "Verdin"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-13"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e395c4a-eb31-47f5-b864-7efe2ceb10b5"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=769&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "6be8c0a8482dfe46936afac2be32c16da7c7975c143fe2efe7d13cb2686e531c"
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 769 (2025-2026) — Continuing Resolution

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. - 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/769.htm)
2. **01/13/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/769_20260113.htm)
3. **01/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/769_20260121.htm)
4. **04/30/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/769_20260430.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alexander — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Hembree — primary (person)
- Kimbrell — primary (person)
- Peeler — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-13** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-21** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-01-21** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2026-01-22** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-01-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-13** Ratified R 128
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0e395c4a-eb31-47f5-b864-7efe2ceb10b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).