![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, left, talks to Rep. Carl Anderson, D-Georgetown, right, on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a39a47175bf44fd945ec0ede853c39a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, left, talks to Rep. Carl Anderson, D-Georgetown, right, on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Rep. Robert Williams, D-Darlington, left, talks to Rep. Bill Clyburn, D-Aiken, right, on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/186612c157324637a8ec946f8ca79be6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Rep. Robert Williams, D-Darlington, left, talks to Rep. Bill Clyburn, D-Aiken, right, on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, left, listens as House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, D-Columbia, right, asks questions during a budget debate on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0ba34c6ab7e6493ebecee7f40efb5881/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, left, listens as House Minority Leader Todd Rutherford, D-Columbia, right, asks questions during a budget debate on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins From left to right, South Carolina Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro; Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Hopkins, Senate Chaplin James St. John; and Sen, Nikki Setzler, D-West Columbia, honor St. John at the end of the 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/98a92bc16de74e9e8d5ff1e96d4b6a7b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
From left to right, South Carolina Sen. Margie Bright Matthews, D-Walterboro; Sen. Darrell Jackson, D-Hopkins, Senate Chaplin James St. John; and Sen, Nikki Setzler, D-West Columbia, honor St. John at the end of the 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Sen. Vernon Stephens, D-Bowman, left, and Sen. Penry Gustafuson, R-Camden, right, pose for a photo on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/277068192caa4f109ab87f11670577b4/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Sen. Vernon Stephens, D-Bowman, left, and Sen. Penry Gustafuson, R-Camden, right, pose for a photo on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins A tin foil hat is seen on the desk of South Carolina Rep. Micah Caskey, R-Springdale, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f7dfab6929484f109cb938a376aeff32/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A tin foil hat is seen on the desk of South Carolina Rep. Micah Caskey, R-Springdale, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Rep. Micah Caskey, R-Springdale, sits at his desk with a tin foil hat on his desk on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e86a4761e3a649fd8c37606fc9ade448/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Rep. Micah Caskey, R-Springdale, sits at his desk with a tin foil hat on his desk on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Senate President Thomas Alexander, R-Walhalla, left,. and Sen. Penry Gustafuson, R-Camden, right, pose for a photo on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/779b1d90c8a54fb78e5943d00bdba097/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Senate President Thomas Alexander, R-Walhalla, left,. and Sen. Penry Gustafuson, R-Camden, right, pose for a photo on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Fort Mill, left, and Sen. Josh Kimbrell, R-Spartanburg, right, talk to each other on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/82f54fe2b71344949a396054e15da0bb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Fort Mill, left, and Sen. Josh Kimbrell, R-Spartanburg, right, talk to each other on the last day of the regular 2024 session on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)