Dear Friends, Let me begin my Legislative Report with a wish that you and your family are enjoying a fun, relaxing, and safe summer. This has been an exciting and busy year in the General Assembly. We just finished a two-year session full of victories for conservatives. The House put strong new restrictions on abortion, […]
Emma’s Law
A Strong Record of Achievement
With four weeks left in the legislative session, the race is on to get important legislation finished and to Governor Haley’s desk. Looking back on the two-year session, the House Republicans have a long list of notable achievements. Since voters gave us control of the House in 1994, most of our state’s major reforms originated […]
Statehouse Report 12: Fighting Common Core
L-R: Rep. Eddie Tallon, Sheriff Faile, SC Supreme Court Justice John Kittridge Presenting the CALEA Accreditation Certificate to Sheriff Faile of The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office. Dear Friends, We spent a number of very long days on the floor this week as we cleared as much legislation off the House calendar before the May 1 “Crossover […]
Progress on Ethics Reform and new DUI Restrictions
Dear Friends, This week was again a very busy week that many pieces of legislation move forward. Two major pieces of legislation moved in the South Carolina House that have received a lot of public attention – the Ethics Reform Act and Emma’s Law. First, a little background. The House Republican Caucus led the fight […]