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
South Carolina House of Representatives last week passed H.5118, the South Carolina Energy Security Act. The bill is supported by the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and other business groups and opposed in part by a...more
Senate Bill S.915 (and the House companion bill H. 4927) will create an Executive Office of Health and Policy to be headed by a Secretary appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate....more
The South Carolina Senate gave third and final approval on February 14 to S.423, Compassionate Care Act, by Senator Tom Davis (R) Beaufort that would legalize medical cannabis. Senator Davis worked for years with all the...more
2023 South Carolina Legislative Session Recap -
The 2023 South Carolina Legislature adjourned Sine Die in June, ending the first year of a two-year session. Several important legislative initiatives were adopted that made...more
As was discussed in the previous article providing a general summary of the South Carolina legislative session, the 2023 regular session concluded on May 11th. Legislators did not adopt a Sine Die Resolution giving Governor...more
The House Judiciary Committee gave H.3014 Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act a favorable report, and the bill is on the House calendar. South Carolina is only one of two states not to have a hate crimes statute. ...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
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
What's New -
SENATE -
The three-week filibuster on the South Carolina Infrastructure Finance Reform and Tax Relief Act (H.3579) ended late Wednesday night when lawmakers agreed via a party line vote (24-16) to move...more
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SENATE -
The filibuster on the South Carolina Infrastructure Finance Reform and Tax Relief Act (H.3579) continued this week in the Senate. Senator Tom Davis (R-Beaufort) filibustered over eleven hours Tuesday and...more
What's New -
The General Assembly convened Tuesday, January 12th for the 2nd year of the 121st Legislative Session. Below is a summary of actions in both the Senate and the House....more
What's New -
Members of the South Carolina General Assembly will return to Columbia on Tuesday, January 12th, to begin the second year of the 121st Legislative Session. 2016 marks an election year where all 170 seats in...more