The Office of South Carolina Senate President Harvey Peeler issued the following press release Thursday.
Today, SC Senate President Harvey S. Peeler, Jr., announced that the Senate will return for a one day session on Wednesday, April 8th. The actions planned will allow the General Assembly to pause its session and send legislators home until it is safe to return.
The General Assembly must return to Columbia in order to guarantee our state government can continue to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. President Peeler said, “The Senate will act responsibly, do our work, and return home.”
Peeler continued, “Knowing that the Senate must return before May 14, the state’s public health professionals advise that this work be done as soon as possible and as quickly as possible.”
Following this advice, the General Assembly plans to meet for one day in order to extend the state’s budget and set a schedule to finalize the work of this legislative session later in the year.“This is not a decision made lightly. The health of all of our citizens is our greatest concern and we will do what is necessary to combat the spread of this virus,” said Peeler.
