What's New -
Pursuant to the sine die resolution, legislators will return to Columbia June 15 through 22 to take up various items including vetoes and conference reports. House and Senate conferees likely meet next week...more
What's New -
SENATE -
The Senate spent the final three days of the legislative session debating the remaining House bills on the calendar as well as bills returned from the House. Members worked late into the night...more
6/6/2016
/ Airbags ,
Automotive Industry ,
Concealed Weapons ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
FOIA ,
Gun Laws ,
Income Taxes ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Opioid ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trolls ,
Pharmacies ,
Power of Attorney ,
Renewable Energy ,
Roads ,
School Restrooms ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Credits ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Transgender ,
Veterans' Benefits
What's New -
SENATE -
The Senate had a busy week working through the Senate calendar and addressing bills returned from the House. The Senate concurred with the House amendments on S. 1035, the “South Carolina...more
5/31/2016
/ Appropriations Bill ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Foster Children ,
Infrastructure ,
Law Enforcement ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Nurses ,
Permits ,
Roads ,
Social Services ,
Telemedicine ,
Transparency ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Whistleblowers
What's New -
SENATE -
The Senate had a very active week of floor debate as members worked through the calendar in an attempt to send bills to the House of Representatives before the May 1st crossover deadline. The...more
5/3/2016
/ Bonds ,
Coal Mines ,
Counterfeiting ,
Ethics ,
Farms ,
Flooding ,
Grants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Permits ,
Product Defects ,
Roads ,
State Funding ,
Telemedicine ,
US Army Corps of Engineers
What's New -
SENATE -
Extended debate on the South Carolina Infrastructure Finance Reform and Tax Relief Act (H. 3579) ended this week in the Senate when lawmakers passed the highly contested bill by a vote of...more
What's New -
SENATE -
Extended debate on the South Carolina Infrastructure Finance Reform and Tax Relief Act (H. 3579) began this week in the Senate, but members once again found themselves in a state of gridlock on...more