August 11, 2017

Speaker Lucas Creates the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee

Speaker Lucas Creates the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee Viable plan must be determined before taking action on VC Summer situation (Columbia, SC) – House Speaker […]
August 3, 2017

Back in the Saddle

Tommy talks about what has been going on this week including getting started again with legislative meetings, doughnut eating contest, and a legislator of the year […]
June 28, 2017

2017 South Carolina Chamber Legislative Scorecard

We are excited to see this official release of this years scorecard which highlights Tommy’s support of the business community during this past legislative session by being […]
June 21, 2017

Off Season Report Card

Even though session is in it’s off season Tommy Pope will be giving updates.
May 15, 2017

State House Report #18

Roads Bill Passes, Opioid Task Force, & Sine Die Sine Die (Latin meaning “without a fixed day”) Adjournment occurred this past Thursday, May 11, 2017, at […]
May 1, 2017

State House Report #16

Roads Bill Movement, Retirement System Reform Signed By Governor It’s hard to believe the first year of our two-year legislative session is nearing a final close. […]
April 24, 2017

State House Report #15

9 Days While my colleagues and I have done our part in the House to address education, workforce development, infrastructure, and the public employee retirement system […]
April 10, 2017

State House Report #13

Crossover Success! My fellow House Republicans and I set out with a “Business Plan” in January addressing these key areas of importance in our state: 1.) […]
April 3, 2017

State House Report #12

Protecting Life, School Choice & HOA Reform Only three legislative days remain until the crossover deadline. In order for a bill to have a chance of […]
March 27, 2017

State House Report #11

Advancing Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, & Pro-Military Initiatives   In this 11th week of the legislative session, we made important movement on bills to advance the cause of the […]
March 20, 2017

State House Report #10

Budget Week The House debated the state budget this week and passed H. 3720, the General Appropriations Bill for FY2017/2018, and H. 3721, the Capitol Reserve […]
March 13, 2017

State House Report #9

Curbing Anti-Semitism, Promoting Life, Constitutional Carry & Budget Prep Wednesday of this week marked the midway period for the legislative session, and what a whirlwind of […]