Here are highlights of what got done -- and what didn't get done -- in week 16 of the S.C. General Assembly's 115th session:

CROSSOVER DEADLINE

The deadline for bills to cross between the House and Senate makes it less likely that several key pieces of Gov. Mark Sanford's legislative agenda will become law this year. Bills that miss the May 1 deadline can be considered when the Legislature reconvenes next year. Among the bills that were not considered:

• Sanford's proposal to cap enrollment at public schools -- no more than 500 children in elementary schools, 700 in middle schools and 900 in high schools; the bill got stuck in a House committee.

• Sanford's government restructuring plans -- including those that eliminate several statewide elected offices -- had a hearing Thursday in a Senate subcommittee.

• Sanford's education initiative to include "conduct" grades on student report cards; the bill got stuck in a House committee.

• A minibottle bill -- which would allow bars to use free-pour liquor; the bill got stuck in the Senate behind the reapportionment and budget bills.

• A bill that would require all of South Carolina's 46 counties to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a county holiday; the House adjourned debate on it Wednesday.

• A bill calling for the construction of a monument outside the State House memorializing "unborn children who have given their lives because of legal abortion"; the bill got stuck in a House subcommittee.

TAX HIKES DASHED

A Tuesday rally against tax increases in the Senate Finance Committee's $5.2 billion state budget led lawmakers to reconsider those plans. State Sen. Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, the Senate majority leader and chairman of the Finance Committee, backed away from a plan he pushed to raise the sales tax cap on cars, eliminate a small sales tax break for people 85 and older, and eliminate a tax break on manufacturing equipment.

LOTTERY THREATENED

State Sen. John Matthews, D-Orangeburg, says he's almost ready to try to repeal the S.C. lottery because money raised is not benefiting those who spend the most on tickets. Matthews backed the lottery, but says merit-based college scholarships are funded at higher levels than need-based awards and tuition grants for low-income students in the budget approved by the Senate Finance Committee.

REDISTRICTING STALLS

Senate Democrats successfully delayed passage of a redistricting bill, making it less likely the plan will gain House approval this year. After two days of delays and filibustering, the Senate redistricting bill received approval on second reading Wednesday with final passage after the crossover deadline. That means it would take a two-thirds vote before representatives can debate it this year. It may have to wait until the Legislature reconvenes next year.

THURMOND PHOTOS

Black lawmakers said Thursday they're upset by old photos of retired U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond on the newest edition of the state's legislative manual. The back cover of the 2003 manual has photos of Thurmond as a baby, as a Clemson College cadet and as a soldier in World War II. State Sen. Robert Ford, D-Charleston, said the photos of Thurmond from the era when he supported segregation are an insult to black South Carolinians. Sen. John Courson, R-Richland, said they represent a man who long served his state and country.

BAUER'S BUDGET

Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer called on schools, prisons and health care agencies to make spending cuts, but his own office stands to get 17 percent more money next year. The Senate Finance Committee budget calls for Bauer's office to get $50,000 more in the fiscal year beginning July 1. Bauer's chief of staff said the extra money is needed for constituent services.

SECURITIES FRAUD

The state grand jury gets expanded powers to investigate securities fraud under a bill a House subcommittee approved Thursday. The bill follows an investigation of Carolina Investors Inc., which closed its doors and filed for bankruptcy protection from creditors last month.

GUIDE DOG PROTECTION

Injuring or killing a guide dog or other service animal would be a crime under a bill a House subcommittee approved Tuesday. A person convicted of killing a guide dog would face up to three years in prison and a minimum fine of $2,000.

UNWRAPPED STRAWS

Restaurants would have to used wrapped drinking straws under a bill the House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee approved Tuesday.