Friday Report - May 2, 2025

Senators began the week addressing amendments made by the House to S. 62, the “Education Scholarship Trust Fund Act.” The Senate also set H. 3127, failure to stop, and 
H. 3276, the “South Carolina Hands Free And Distracted Driving Act,” for special order and adopted several amendments on these bills during floor debate.  

With only one week of statewide session remaining, the House spent the week working through numerous bills on their calendar including S. 171, legislation to provide financial relief to counties for the increasing cost of waste tire disposal, an SCAC policy position. Several House committees also met, including the Ways and Means Committee, which advanced H. 4126, relating to income tax reduction, and H. 3858, the boat property tax reduction bill, to the House floor for debate next week. Prior to adjourning for the week, the House made several changes to H. 3309, the comprehensive energy reform bill, including removing all language pertaining to data centers throughout the bill. 

Bills of interest to counties are discussed in this week's Friday Report.