![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Fort Mill, left, talks to Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, as the Senate debates whether to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors was this in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/225c148d62f54920842d0119ceb7bdd3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Sen. Michael Johnson, R-Fort Mill, left, talks to Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, as the Senate debates whether to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors was this in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, May 2, 2024. (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 South Carolina Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Taylors, waits to speak on a bill that would limit the way certain topics could be taught in public schools during a conference committee meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/389cd4bf3fba4fd2a421d701335618bd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Taylors, waits to speak on a bill that would limit the way certain topics could be taught in public schools during a conference committee meeting on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
![Jeffrey Collins South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, top left, and House Clerk Charles Reid, top right, discuss a ruling as Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Taylors, bottom left, and Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, bottom right, await the decision on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/908992d2db624797958172dc2ffea251/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
South Carolina House Speaker Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, top left, and House Clerk Charles Reid, top right, discuss a ruling as Rep. Adam Morgan, R-Taylors, bottom left, and Rep. Josiah Magnuson, R-Campobello, bottom right, await the decision on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)