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H 4414

Boys State use of the chambers

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Randy Ligon

Authorizes Palmetto Boys State to use SC Senate/House chambers and select committee rooms for its June 13, 2025 State House meeting, subject to schedule and rules.

Referred to Committee on Operations and Management
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Bill Summary · H 4414

Summary — H 4414: “Boys State use of the chambers” (Concurrent Resolution)

Status: Referred to Committee on Operations and Management
Classification: Concurrent resolution
Event date requested: Friday, June 13, 2025

Purpose / Intent

This concurrent resolution authorizes Palmetto Boys State to use the chambers of the South Carolina Senate and House of Representatives and any available committee hearing rooms in the Blatt and Gressette Buildings for its annual State House meeting on Friday, June 13, 2025. The resolution is intended to permit an educational civic event to occur in legislative spaces, subject to legislative schedule and rules.

Key provisions

  • Authorizes Palmetto Boys State to use:
    • Senate and House chambers, and
    • any available committee hearing rooms in the Blatt and Gressette Buildings, for the organization’s annual State House meeting on June 13, 2025.
  • Use is conditional: the chambers may not be used if the Senate or House is in session or if the chambers are otherwise unavailable.
  • Use must be in strict accordance with the policies and Rules of the Senate and House of Representatives.
  • The Offices of the Sergeant at Arms (Senate and House) shall provide assistance and access as necessary, following applicable procedures.
  • A copy of the resolution is to be forwarded to:
    • the Executive Operations Director of Palmetto Boys State,
    • Senate Sergeant at Arms Chuck Williams, and
    • House Sergeant at Arms Mitchell G. Dorman.

Who is affected

  • Palmetto Boys State (the organization requesting use of legislative facilities) — gains authorized access subject to limitations and rules.
  • Members and staff of the South Carolina General Assembly — must ensure scheduling and security protocols are observed and provide assistance through Sergeant at Arms offices.
  • The public and other scheduled users of legislative facilities — event scheduling must not conflict with legislative sessions or preexisting commitments.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced/Filed: April 24, 2025 (text shows same resolution filed and introduced that date).
  • Referred to Committee on Operations and Management: April 24, 2025.
  • Committee hearing (written testimony only) scheduled: September 4, 2025.
  • Reported favorably by committee and referred to House Steering, Policy and Scheduling: September 22, 2025.
  • Senate concurred: August 18, 2025 (per provided actions).
  • Subsequent actions (September–October 2025): rules suspended, read second and ordered to third reading, committee reported placing the matter in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (October 20, 2025).
  • As a concurrent resolution, this measure requires adoption by both chambers to take effect but is not a bill that would be sent to the governor as law.

Fiscal/administrative impact

  • The resolution itself contains no appropriation. Any fiscal impact would be limited and administrative — staff time and routine security/logistics support from the Sergeant at Arms offices to facilitate the event, contingent on existing procedures and availability.

Notes: The document provided also includes unrelated text from a Massachusetts local act concerning the Town of Carlisle; the operative content summarized above reflects the concurrent resolution authorizing Palmetto Boys State to use South Carolina legislative spaces.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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