Legislative Update The House adjourned Thursday, Sine Die, to return on September 11, 2012 to take up any vetoes the Governor may enact when she reviews the 2012-2103 budget. In the event we need to return sooner due to the nature of a critical veto, we will. Being the last day of the extended session, […]

Legislative Update The gavel dropped in the House of Representatives at 5:00 p.m. Thursday June 7, 2012 (as required by the Constitution) bringing to a close the second and final year of the 119th legislative session. Bills not heading to the governor’s desk or assigned to a conference committee died. But measures sent to conference […]

Legislative Update There has been a flurry of activity at the SC State House as the end of session nears Thursday. Last week’s pace of voting will pale to this week when legislators make a last attempt to pass bills. This week will conclude the regular two-year session, so all bills not acted upon die […]

Legislative Update We are in the process of winding down the second year of a two year session. Any bill that does not get passed by June 7, 2012 is dead. If this is an issue that is still important, it will have to be reintroduced in December or when we return to Columbia in […]

Legislative Update I talked last week about our “copper bill” and the problem I had getting an amendment passed because of the gameness rule. Well, we made some minor changes and got it passed, even with the objection of one member.  This member had been contacted by the SC Sheriff’s Association and his sheriff personally […]