South Carolina Rep. Beth Bernstein, D-Columbia, right, talks to Rep. Heather Bauer, D-Columbia, left, as the House debates the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Neal Collins, R-Easley, left, and House Majority Leader Davey Hiott, R-Pickens, right, talk before the House debates the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Joe White, R-Prosperity, asks questions as the House debates the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Marvin Pendarvis, left, D-North Charleston, and Rep. John King, D-Rock Hill, right, talk as the House debates the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina state Rep. Bill Whitmire, R-Walhalla, uses a drumstick to vote yes on a section of the budget, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in the House in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Jordan Pace, R-Goose Creek, speaks to a colleague during the debate of the budget in the House on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, asks questions as the House debates the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina House Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister, R-Greenville, listens to the House budget debate on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Russell Ott, D-St. Matthews, asks questions as the House debates the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Rep. Jordan Pace, R-Goose Creek, left, and Rep. Russell Ott, D-St. Matthew, right, debate the state's $13.2 billion budget on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)