SC’s 2026 legislative session closes with Heritage Act expansion, other compromises remain

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 1,559

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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COLUMBIA — An expansion of a law originally passed to keep Confederate monuments in place marked the final hours of South Carolina’s 2026 legislative session. Still, legislators will return for a special session as they try to hammer out compromises on some of leadership’s remaining priorities.

GOP legislators accomplished or have come close to tackling many of their top issues for the year, Senate Majority Leader Shane Massey told reporters.

He pointed to the bills …

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