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On Tuesday, the House amended and gave final reading to the General Appropriations and Capital Reserve Fund Bills. Several House members took to the House floor to discuss their opinions of the budget....more
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After a long week of debate, the House adopted its version of the budget last Thursday night. The Budget included $7 billion in spending. However, a proposal to borrow $500 million for building projects...more
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After weeks of delays and cancellations due to inclement weather across the state, the General Assembly finally had a full week debating and passing bills and working in committees....more
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The House of Representatives and Senate were in session on Tuesday and Wednesday but canceled session on Thursday due to inclement weather across the State. The Senate spent most of the week continuing...more
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Even after starting late because of inclement weather in the Upstate, the House of Representatives and Senate were in session this week and also held subcommittees and committees meetings....more
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The House of Representatives spent most of the week debating, H.3114, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which was ultimately passed on Thursday. The bill bans abortions at 20 weeks of...more
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The House met this week in session, but spent most of their time holding committee meetings. Some of the bills that passed the House this week include...more
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The House started the week receiving a number of regulations and bill introductions. The Joint Transportation Review Committee's Final Report of Qualifications was received....more
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The House and Senate again spent most of their week doing committee work and only had short perfunctory sessions. Speaker Jay Lucas (R-Darlington) stated that because of the committee work, there will be...more
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The South Carolina General Assembly convened this week for the first year of the 121st Legislative Session. While the Senate and House of Representatives met for periods of time throughout the week,...more
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The House came in Tuesday to take up the Governor's vetoes and adopt several conference reports. The House overrode the Governor's veto on a $12,000 pay raise for lawmakers,...more
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The House entered the final week of the legislative session with a number of things left on the Calendar. Wednesday, after confirming a Statewide Appointment to the TEC Board,...more
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The House worked through the Calendar this week, joining the Senate for a Joint Assembly on Wednesday to elect a number of judges. Tuesday, the House cleared some of their...more
6/3/2014
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The House worked through the Calendar this week, giving third readings to many noncontroversial bills. On Wednesday, the House adjourned debate on all bills on their calendar...more
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The House worked through the Calendar this week, giving third reading to various bills on Tuesday. During the Majority Caucus meeting, the Speaker told the members that both...more
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The House worked through the Calendar this week, focusing much of their time on committee reports and resolutions. The House met for a short session on Tuesday, giving second...more
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The House worked through the Calendar on Tuesday, giving second reading to a number of bills, and positioning their Calendar for a long day Wednesday in order to meet the May 1st...more
5/5/2014
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..The House was on furlough this week and will convene at noon on Tuesday, April 29, 2014.
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..The Senate worked through the uncontested Calendar...more
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The House worked through the calendar this week, breaking for a Joint Assembly Wednesday to hear Chief Justice Toal give her annual State of the Judiciary Address. The bulk of the...more
4/15/2014
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The Google Policy Fellowship is now accepting applications for the 2014 fellowship in North America and Latin America. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and law students interested in Internet and...more
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The House worked through their calendar this week. The House met in a Joint Assembly with the Senate on Wednesday to hear Lt. Governor McConnell's address on the State's Aging...more
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The House moved through the Calendar this week, focusing much of their time debating H. 4223, the "South Carolina Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act". The bill, which bans...more
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The House began budget negotiations this week, eventually giving a third reading to the Appropriations Bill H. 4701 and the Capital Reserve Fund Bill H. 4702 on Wednesday...more
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Yesterday, the South Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a suit that was filed by the South Carolina Hospital Association, the South Carolina Health Care Association, and others against the South...more
3/7/2014
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The House met this week in lengthy sessions to try to clear the calendar in preparation for budget week beginning March 10....more