State Session Information for South Carolina
Session
2019-2020 (123rd General Assembly)
House/Assembly Pre-filing Deadline
House/Assembly Bill Introduction Deadline
NONE
House/Assembly Committee Reporting Deadline
NONE
House/Assembly Crossover Deadline
04/10/20
Begin Date
1/8/2019
Adjournment Date
5/14/2020
Senate Pre-filing Deadline
Senate Bill Introduction Deadline
NONE
Senate Committee Reporting Deadline
NONE
Senate Crossover Deadline
04/10/20
Leadership
Governor
Henry McMaster (R)
House/Assembly Control
80R/44D
Highest Ranking House/Assembly Majority Legislator
Speaker Jay Lucas (R); Speaker Pro Tem Thomas Pope (R); Majority Leader J. Gary Simrill (R)
Highest Ranking Senate Majority Legislator
President Pro Tempore Hugh Leatherman (R); Senate Majority Leader A. Shane Massey (R)
Lieutenant Governor
Pamela Evette
Presides Over Senate?
Yes
Senate Control
27R/19D
Highest Ranking House/Assembly Minority Legislator
Minority Leader J. Todd Rutherford (D)
Highest Ranking Senate Minority Legislator
Minority Leader Nikki Setzler (D)
Effective Date
A law becomes effective 20 days after approval by the Governor, unless a date is specified in the text.
Comments
Generally, the South Carolina Legislature convenes each year of its biennium in January and adjourns in June.