State House Report #12
Roads and Reforming DOT After a period of furlough, the South Carolina House hit the ground running this past week by passing a comprehensive Department of Transportation (DOT) restructuring plan and made headway in final committee matters leading up to the crossover period. After a year of waiting and within days of receiving the much […]
Legislative Update: April 14, 2016
Today Tommy talks about the new adjustments to the Roads bill. Tonight he is heading to Spartanburg and then Greenville tomorrow.
House Passes Final Amendment to Roads Bill
House Passes Final Amendment to Roads Bill Moves to the Senate for an up or down vote (Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement after the House amended the Senate version of the roads bill (H.3579) by an overwhelming vote of 113-6. “Today, the South Carolina House amended a […]
State House Report #11
A Balanced Budget For the past two weeks, the House has been on a period of furlough saving taxpayers over $200,000 in the process. Upon return, we will take up and debate the Senate amendments to our Roads and Infrastructure legislation. Many of you have shared your thoughts with me on the state of our roads and […]
Legislative Update: April 7, 2016
Although Tommy said he would not be doing a video this week he became inspired by his furlough to do one. He is enjoying a little family time at the beach as furlough comes to a close.
Legislative Update: April 1, 2016
Tommy has been in the office all week due to Furlough. Although he was not in Columbia it has still been a busy week getting started back on the campaign trail for House 47! We look forward to continuing earning your trust and serving you in Columbia.
Legislative Update: March 25, 2016
Today Tommy is with Rep. Gary Simrill speaking about the recently passed roads bill and the budget. We hope everyone has a great Easter weekend!
SC House puts unprecedented 415 million in new money in roads
S.C. House of Representatives Funds Roads COLUMBIA, SC – Today the State House of Representatives put an unprecedented $415 million in additional funding to SC roads. This new funding, allocated as part of this week’s House budget debate process, will go toward maintenance and construction of South Carolina’s infrastructure at the state and local level. Commenting on […]
Weekly Whereabouts- March 21, 2016
Monday: Video shoot in the morning, civil hearing, then into session for budget week. Tuesday: Budget Wednesday: Budget Thursday: Budget Friday: Erwin Elementary visit and Pope for Governor Steering Committee meeting.
State House Report #10
Roads Update, Budget Debate & Gun Rights In our 10th week of legislative session in the South Carolina House, we made headway on committee work, pouring over the Senate’s amendments to our roads plan, and taking the first steps to amend our bankruptcy laws, making them friendlier to gun owners. My colleagues and I also worked […]