Legislative Update – May 1, 2014
It’s “crossover week” in Columbia, and that means that this is the deadline for bills to move between the House and the Senate. Tommy discusses the electronic data bill and reads a verse from Philippians 2 in honor of National Day of Prayer.
Legislative Update – April 23, 2014
Tommy is out of session this week but he’s still in Columbia meeting with the Constitutional Laws Subcommittee to continue work on the ethics bill. He discusses the details of the bill and where it goes from here.
Statehouse Report #12 – Moving Critical Legislation to the Senate
We spent a number of very long days on the floor this week clearing legislation off the House calendar before the May 1 “Crossover Deadline” – which is essentially the day all legislation must reach the Senate to be considered. We don’t believe every bill must be passed, but we want to consider as much legislation as […]
Legislative Update – April 9, 2014
This week we’re debating the bingo bill and continuing work on the ethics and school start date bills. We also asked the 3rd graders from Larne Elementary what they thought – you’ll hear what their response was in the video!
Statehouse Report #11 – Sprinting toward the ‘Crossover’ Deadline
There are two legislative weeks left before the “Crossover” deadline – the date when legislation must reach the Senate to be considered in the normal course of business. That means April is always a busy month in the General Assembly and this week was no exception. Here is a quick breakdown of this week’s major […]
Legislative Update – April 2, 2014
Tommy checks in to discuss some of the bills they’re working on getting to the Senate by month’s end so they have a chance at passing this session.
Statehouse Report #10 – Fixing the Ethics Reform Act
Two major pieces of legislation moved in the South Carolina House this week that have received a lot of public attention – the Ethics Reform Act and Emma’s Law. First, a little background. The House Republican Caucus led the fight on strong ethics reforms when we first approved the bill last year. We have long […]
Legislative Update – March 26, 2014
Tommy Pope checks in with us from Columbia, SC. This week he’s back in subcommittees handling the Capitol Police Force bill, the ethics bill, the electronic data bill, and more!
Statehouse Report #9 – More jobs, a Pro-Life Victory, and Securing Your Information
With the State Budget behind us and in the Senate, the House turns our attention to the traditional “second half” of the legislative session. This week was filled with busy committee meetings where a number hearings were held on key legislative issues, and we had a major pro-life victory on the House floor. First, the […]
Legislative Update – March 21, 2014
Tommy Pope checks in after a big week at the Statehouse that included plenty of committee meetings! He gives us an update on some of the bills he worked on, and discusses a couple of special visits to the Statehouse!