Statehouse Update

Statehouse Update Apr 23-25

With just three weeks left in the regular session, the pace has picked up at the Statehouse as legislators work to turn bills into law. Of those is the proposed FY25 state budget, which the Senate will debate starting on Tuesday. Among other things, the Senate budget plan would double...

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April 23, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Apr 23-25

    With just three weeks left in the regular session, the pace has picked up at the Statehouse as legislators work to turn bills into law. Of those is the proposed FY25 state budget, which the Senate will debate starting on Tuesday. Among other things, the Senate budget plan would double...
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    April 23, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Apr 16-18

    With just four weeks left in the regular session, things are ramping up at the Statehouse to get bills over the finish line. On the calendar this week are several noteworthy proposals, including a bill that would push all S.C. school boards to livestream their meetings, and another to streamline...
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    April 16, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Apr 2-4

    Update 4/5/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Important update! South Carolina’s “crossover” deadline is just around the corner. Bills that haven’t passed at least one chamber, House or Senate, by April 10 are effectively dead for the year. While the...
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    April 02, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Mar 26-28

    Update 3/28/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Heads up! South Carolina’s “crossover” deadline is swiftly approaching. By April 10, any bills that haven't passed at least one chamber, House or Senate, are effectively dead for the year. With the deadline...
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    March 26, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Mar 11-14: Big debates on budget and judicial reform

    Heads up! It’s budget week at the Statehouse. Debate starts this afternoon in the House over how to appropriate billions in taxpayer dollars for the FY 2024-25 state budget. If you want to know where your money could be headed and how lawmakers could do more for tax relief, we’ve...
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    March 11, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Mar 5-7

    Update 3/8/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Heads up! The debate over judicial reform is officially underway, as the full Senate plans to take up a bill overhauling judicial selections today at noon. In addition to dismantling legislators’ monopoly over...
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    March 05, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Feb 27-29

    Update 3/1/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. A bill establishing a public option for liquor liability insurance, backed by taxpayers’ money, is under consideration this morning. The proposal would also reduce the state’s mandatory $1 million policy requirement – but...
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    February 27, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Feb 20-22

    Update 2/23/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. After weeks of smaller budget hearings, the full House Ways and Means Committee begins work on South Carolina’s FY25 spending bill this afternoon. With billions of dollars in taxpayer money on the line,...
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    February 20, 2024

  • Statehouse Update Feb 13-15

    Update 2/16/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Major developments this week! This afternoon, a Senate subcommittee considers a bill that would create a fairer, more balanced legal environment for our state’s small- and medium-sized businesses, while still providing justice for...
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    February 13, 2024

  • Statehouse Update: Feb 6-8 (Judicial Reform Special)

    Update 2/8/24: Several adjustments were made to this summary to reflect developments that occurred during the week. Important updates on judicial reform South Carolina’s judicial elections, originally planned for this week, are seemingly on hold after S.C. Senator Wes Climer and fellow senators look prepared to block nearly all elections...
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    February 06, 2024