April 9, 2018

Statehouse Report #12

Santee Cooper Reform Bill, Increased Prison Sentencing For Terrorism, & New Red Drum Fishing Standards   The House overwhelmingly passed a Santee Cooper reform bill this […]
March 26, 2018

Statehouse Report #11

Sanctuary City Ban, Stiffer Terrorism Sentencing, & Opioid Prevention Measures Passed   On Wednesday the House Judiciary Committee debated a bill that would effectively ban municipalities […]
March 19, 2018

Statehouse Report #10

Budget Week, Foster Care, Automatic Stay Reform   The focus of the House this week was almost exclusively on the budget. Democrats were seeking to raise […]
March 12, 2018

Statehouse Report #9

We’ll Take Your Date If You Take Our Rate, Budget, Opioids   On Wednesday a bipartisan House coalition led by Speaker Jay Lucus held a press conference […]
March 5, 2018

State House Report #8

V.C. Summer Resolution, Automatic Stay Reform, & State of the Judiciary   On Tuesday the House took up a Senate resolution relating to the proposal by Dominion […]
March 5, 2018

State House Report #7

  V.C. Summer, Opioid Abuse Prevention, & Budget Priorities   On Wednesday the House received a Senate resolution that extends the period of time the South […]
February 17, 2018

State House Report #6

Public Service Commission Reform & Funding for Opioid Misuse Treatment & Students with Exceptional Needs On Thursday, the House passed legislation to reform the Public Service […]
February 9, 2018

State House Report #5

Electric Cooperatives, Judges, and Telephone Scammers The bipartisan House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee met again this week to further discuss the future of electric cooperative ratepayers […]
February 2, 2018

State House Report #4

Repealing the Base Load Review Act This week on the House floor, and after much debate, the House passed a repeal of the controversial Base Load […]
January 26, 2018

State House Report #3

Regulatory Reform This week, Governor McMaster delivered his first State of the State address to the General Assembly and the House spent significant time on the […]
January 19, 2018

State House Report #2

Protecting Ratepayers The inclement weather that left much of the state with snow and ice, unfortunately, halted floor action for two days this week. However, the […]
January 16, 2018

State House Report #1

A Business Plan for 2018 This week marked the beginning of the 2nd regular session of the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly. We returned to Columbia with a […]