South Carolina Legislative Summary: Judicial Reform -
With the South Carolina General Assembly completing the second regular session of its 125th year, the Maynard Nexsen South Carolina Government Affairs team has been...more
The 2023 legislative session has seen the passage of several bills that garnered a great deal of attention in the media, but the SC General Assembly passed a number of other noteworthy pieces of legislation that were not as...more
On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court published its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (19-1392), the Supreme Court held: “The Constitution does not confer a right to...more
On Thursday, February 10, 2022, the South Carolina Senate voted to pass the South Carolina Compassionate Care Act (S. 150) on third reading, which would allow for certain forms of medical cannabis in the state for the first...more
The 2018 midterm elections brought large crowds to polling locations across the State where over 54% of the electorate cast their ballots for candidates in various statewide, Congressional, and local races. Governor Henry...more
Below are the results from the 2018 South Carolina primary election runoffs. The 2018 general election will take place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018....more
Below are the unofficial results from the 2018 South Carolina primary elections that took place on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. In several of the multi-candidate races, no single candidate won with a 50-percent-plus-one-vote...more
Governor McMaster signed S. 345 (Act No. 234 of 2018) into law on Friday May 18th amending the Nurse Practice Act and expanding the scope of practice for Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives and Clinical Nurse...more
2018 Election Update -
With the 2018 primary elections right around the corner, campaign season is in full swing across the Palmetto State. Elections for various Republican and Democratic primary races will take place on...more
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JUDICIAL ELECTIONS -
Legislators officially elected Judge George “Buck” James as the next South Carolina Supreme Court justice on Wednesday during a joint session of the General Assembly on Wednesday....more
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JUDICIAL ELECTIONS -
A Joint Assembly is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 1, at noon for the election of a number of judges, including a race for a vacant seat on the South Carolina...more
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SENATE -
The Senate spent the week working at the committee level in an effort to move bills to the floor for debate. Members will return to meeting in regular session on Tuesday, January 24th....more
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What's New -
Members of the South Carolina General Assembly returned to Columbia on Tuesday, January 10th, to begin the first year of the 122nd Legislative Session. The top priorities facing lawmakers entering the new...more
NOTE: Below is a revised copy of the SC Public Policy Update on the House and Senate reorganization due to an unintended omission of the House portion of the Update. We apologize for any inconvenience. ...more
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HOUSE AND SENATE ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION -
Senate Rule Change -
The Senate held its reorganization session on December 6, 2016. After hearing speeches from new members, the Senate took up and...more
2016 General Elections -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONTESTED RACES:
District 3 – Pickens County:
..Gary Clary – Republican (i) 83.54%
..Travis McCurry –Libertarian 15.95%...more
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The General Assembly met for their last week of this year’s legislative session. Legislators spent most of the week working through their respective calendars and trying to pass out bills before the Thursday...more
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The House of Representatives and Senate spent most of the week debating bills in the waning days of this year’s legislative session....more
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The House of Representatives and Senate spent this week trying to get through their calendars before the end of the legislative session. The General Assembly only has six legislative days remaining this...more
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The Senate and House of Representatives were in session this week and held subcommittee and committee meetings. There are 9 legislative days left in the regular session. The General Assembly needs to...more
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The Senate spent the week debating the State Budget.
Earlier in the week, numerous bills were reported from committees and placed on the Calendar. Senators worked quickly through the uncontested...more
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The House of Representatives and Senate spent most of the week working long hours to pass bills before the May 1st crossover deadline....more
HOUSE -
The House of Representatives spent the last two weeks working in committees and trying to get bills passed out of the House prior to the May 1st cross-over deadline. For a bill to be considered during this...more
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The Senate had a very short week before adjourning on Wednesday for Easter Break. They will return on Tuesday, April 14th. The House of Representatives was out all week and will also return on April 14th....more
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The House of Representatives had a busy week, debating various bills. The House cleared the calendar in preparation for a two week furlough until after Easter. They will convene again at 10:00 on Tuesday,...more