| Legislative Session Ends |
| The Senate and House adjourned Thursday at
5 pm. Lawmakers worked throughout the day to get bills completed as the hours ticked away for the last day of the legislative session. A filibuster in the Senate held up major legislation, including bills that would reform the Public Service Commission, lower the drunken-driving level to .08, reform campaign finance spending and raise the level of education funding. Also up in the air was a bill calling the General Assembly back on June 17th to deal with Governor Mark Sanford's budget vetoes. The House approved the bill, but the Senate has been unable to get agreement. Legislators won't have a chance to deal with the governor's vetoes until they return in January or unless the governor calls them back into session. |