Statehouse Update

Statehouse Update March 10-13

Update 3/13/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The House kicked off the budget debate Monday, a process expected to stretch well into next week. Meanwhile, the Senate left tort reform discussions in limbo. Last Thursday, before adjourning, an amendment was introduced that...

Neil Wolin

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March 10, 2025

  • Statehouse Update March 10-13

    Update 3/13/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The House kicked off the budget debate Monday, a process expected to stretch well into next week. Meanwhile, the Senate left tort reform discussions in limbo. Last Thursday, before adjourning, an amendment was introduced that...
    Neil Wolin

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    March 10, 2025

  • Statehouse Update March 4-6

    Update 3/06/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Liability legislation is set for debate on the Senate floor, along with a slew of other bills scheduled on the Senate calendar. Legislation allowing the governor to appoint the Director of Employment and Workforce and...
    Neil Wolin

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    March 04, 2025

  • Statehouse Update February 25-27

    Update 2/27/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. The House chamber is set to hear the newly amended school choice bill that designates the general fund as the funding source.  We await Senate floor debate on SC DOGE, elimination of the Comptroller General, and...
    Neil Wolin

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    February 25, 2025

  • Statehouse Update February 18-20

    Update 2/20/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. It's a cold week in Columbia but the legislature is hot with bill movement! Final subcommittee amendments are due from members by Thursday for liability legislation. A new SC D.O.G.E. committee, automatic renewal for gun permits,...
    Neil Wolin

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    February 18, 2025

  • Statehouse Update February 11-13

    Update 2/13/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. With heightened committee activity on liability legislation, there is now a nation-wide focus on our state joint & several legal environment. The House Big Energy Bill is on the floor for debate, and a change...
    Neil Wolin

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    February 11, 2025

  • Statehouse Update February 4-6

    Update 2/5/25: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. It’s a busy week at the South Carolina Statehouse, with major legislative debates on the horizon. The Senate is set for a third reading of the school choice bill on Tuesday, moving it one step...
    Neil Wolin

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    February 04, 2025

  • Statehouse Update January 28-30

    Update 1/30/25: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Budget hearings are in full force for this week's SC legislative session. Liability reform is making its way through committee, and the full Senate is poised to resume floor debate on the Education Scholarship...
    Neil Wolin

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    January 28, 2025

  • Statehouse Update January 21-23

    Week two at the Statehouse begins today. While the full House will not convene on the floor this week, there is no shortage of activity. Numerous committee meetings, including several focused on budgetary matters, are scheduled to take place throughout the week and warrant close attention.
    Sam Aaron

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    January 21, 2025

  • Statehouse Update May 7-9

    Update 5/10/24: Adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. This marks the final week South Carolina’s regular legislative session. With the exception of matters allowed by this year’s sine die resolution, such as the budget or legislation sent to conference committee, bills that...
    Sam Aaron

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    May 08, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Apr 30-May 2

    Update 5/2/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. It is the second to last week of South Carolina’s regular legislative session. The big topic ahead is judicial reform, as a bill offering numerous improvements to our state’s judicial selection process is in...
    Sam Aaron

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    April 30, 2024