ALPHA STRATEGIES  | LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE  |  WEEK 13 Week of April 6, 2026  |  South Carolina General Assembly, 126th Session The House left town. The Senate did not. That is the clean version of Week 13. The fuller version is more useful. The House was on furlough.  Members went home, worked their districts, and left Columbia to the senators who apparently do not believe in spring break. No drama-heavy floor week.  No parade of third readings.  Just budget writing, committee movement,...

ALPHA STRATEGIES  | LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE  |  WEEK 12 Week of March 30, 2026  |  South Carolina General Assembly, 126th Session   Week 12 at the South Carolina State House looked routine on the surface. A few major votes, a stack of new bill introductions, and members heading home for the Easter break. But beneath that calm exterior, several developments this week will shape the final stretch of the 2026 legislative session. Here's what you need to know.   THE HOUSE WAS A BUSY PLACE...

ALPHA STRATEGIES  | LEGISLATIVE SESSION UPDATE  |  WEEK 11 Week of March 23, 2026  |  South Carolina General Assembly, 126th Session   If there is a thread running through the week of March 23 at the South Carolina State House, it is not hemp or highways or even the Student Privacy Act that dominated headlines. It is something quieter and more persistent: the General Assembly's ongoing effort to define, classify, protect, and name. To draw a bright line around who and what belongs where. Who...