It was a productive week at the State House.
The House debated and passed H. 5164 to revise the Education Scholarship Trust Fund Program enacted in 2023.
The Senate finished debate and gave third reading to the Judicial Merit Selection Reform bill, S. 1046.
Both chambers... Read more
The House this week passed the 2024-25 state budget including an increase to the Local Government Fund. A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee took up S. 763, a bill that would alleviate the financial burdens placed on counties in the disposal of waste tires. The subcommittee carried the bill over due to last minute concerns from manufacturers.
Please contact members of the Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee to express your support of passing the bill.
A breakdown of the FY 24-25 Appropriations Act including details on provisos impacting... Read more
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on March 13 announced the availability of grant funding for projects aimed at improving air quality by reducing diesel emissions. Diesel emissions make up a significant portion of mobile source air pollution in South Carolina, and less diesel emissions can lead to better air quality.
For federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023,
Brandon Ellis wears several hats, including Georgetown County Emergency Services Director and Emergency Manager. His leadership saw the Emergency Services Department recognized as Agency of the Year by the South Carolina Emergency Management Association (SCEMA) in 2023. And this year, Ellis was honored by SCEMA as Director of the Year.... Read more
Legislators met in a Joint Assembly this week and elected Hon. John W. Kittredge as the new Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. The Senate spent most of the week debating a Judicial Merit Selection Commission reform bill (S. 1046) that was previously set for special order.
Both chambers took up and adopted the conference report on the constitutional carry of concealable weapons bill (... Read more