(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The South Carolina Legislature's regular session has ended with the budget, pension reform and government restructuring still in limbo.
Bills not heading to the governor's desk or assigned to a conference committee died when the gavel fell at 5 p.m. Thursday.
But bills that reached a panel of House and Senate members can be taken up in a special session starting June 19.
That includes the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The House and Senate have competing plans for $6.6 billion in state revenue. House Speaker Bobby Harrell says he's encouraging conference committees for the major bills to meet next week.
Measures that died include those cutting personal income taxes, giving parents a tax break for private tuition, and strengthening the state's open records law.
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