South Carolina state Sen. Nikki Setzler, D-West Columbia, gives his going away speech after 48 years in the Senate, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina state Sen. Nikki Setzler, D-West Columbia, takes a picture of his granddaughter in his Senate seat before giving his going away speech after 48 years in the Senate, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Sen. Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, right, talks to Senate Judiicary Chariman Luke Rankin, R-Myrtle Beach, left, during a recess in a conference committee meeting over a bill on how judges are screened, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
A portrait of South Carolina Senate Finance Committee Chairman Harvey Peeler, R-Gaffney, hangs in the Senate chamber on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. the portrait was unveiled on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina Sen. Dick Harpootlian, D-Columbia, pauses to collect his thoughts while giving his farewell speech on Wednesday, June 26,2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina state Sen. Nikki Setzler, D-West Columbia, claps as flowers are presented to his wife before he gave his going away speech after 48 years in the Senate, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
South Carolina state Sen. Shane Massey, R-Edgefield, center, talks to state Rep. Leon Stavrinakis, left, D-Charleston, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Weston Newton, right, R-Bluffton, during a conference committee meeting over a bill on how judges are screened, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)