Friday Report - March 21, 2025
The Senate spent a large portion of their time this week on the floor debating several amendments to S. 244, the tort reform bill, in a continued effort to reach a compromise. As of Thursday, the bill remains in Special Order status with debate likely to continue next week.
The House passed its version of the state budget shortly after midnight Wednesday and adjourned at 12:30 a.m.
Members of the House Ways and Means Committee met Tuesday and Wednesday to debate and pass their version of the 2025-26 state budget (
SCAC Staff Attorney Leslie Simpson testifies at a House Military and Veterans Affairs subcommittee on county veterans’ affairs officers.
From left Sumter County Coroner Robert Baker,