Year: 2014

H.3228 would prohibit any “state agency, instrumentality, or department”, from expending public funds to contract with a lobbyist. This prohibition would help to prevent the astronomically wasteful practice of an…

H.3208 is a reintroduction of last session’s H.5028. The bill would stipulate that right of way acquisition cost for government bodies exercising eminent domain include compensation to landowners within 1000…

H.3196 would amend the law requiring General Assembly members abstain from votes on governmental decisions in which they, their family, or individual with whom they are associated have an economic…

H.3194 turns another negative provision from last session’s omnibus ethics legislation into its own bill. H.3194 would add additional protection to incumbents by broadening the definition of “candidate” to include…

H.3192 is a response to a recent State Supreme Court decision stating that public bodies need not post an agenda prior to meeting. This legislation would require all public bodies to post an…

H.3191 is another attempt to strengthen FOIA by creating the Office of FOIA Review, which would be headed up by the Chief Judge of the Administrative Law Court and will…

 At first glance H.3190 seems to narrow the near-total exemption legislators currently enjoy from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but on closer inspection it’s not clear that this exception is…

 H.3189 turns one of the worst provisions of last session’s atrocious “ethics” bill into a piece of stand-alone legislation. H.3189 would require individuals making an independent expenditure in excess of five…

H.3183 would apply registration requirements and the same regulations limiting the area a golf cart can be driven to ATVs.

H.3020 is a reintroduction of one of the many versions of last year’s anti-commandeering bill, designed to slow if not halt the implementation of certain provisions of the Affordable Care…

Companion bills S.301 and H.3179 would amend the membership of the South Carolina Board of Accountancy and would implement new continuing education requirements for certain applicants for licensure as Certified Public Accountants.…

 H.3161 is a refiling of a bill from last session that shared the same bill number. Both bills establish a lengthy list of new regulations for “compounding pharmacies”, pharmacies that…

H.3159 is a reintroduction of last session’s H.3151. The bill would require the registration and regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), defined as an individuals who engage in “the administration…

H.3143 is a refiling of last session’s H.4542. The bill would require any surgery involving the ankle be performed in an accredited hospital or ambulatory surgical center. It would also…

H.3095 would create the Property and Casualty Insurance License Executive Committee to establish a code of ethics for insurance agencies, brokers, and producers licensed by the Department of Insurance (DOI)…

H.3056 would require that before any individual can be employed by a law enforcement agency in South Carolina he must undergo a 10 year criminal background check. It would be…

H.3152 is a reintroduction of last session’s H.3533. Just like its predecessor, H.3152 would create a new spending limit reserve fund into which all General Fund revenues beyond the appropriations limit…

S.124 would prohibit a Senator, an individual with whom he is professionally associated, a law firm which he is a partner in, or a law firm which he is otherwise…

 S.24 is a refiling of last session’s S.279, like last session’s bill S.24 would allow an annual state income tax deduction up to $2,000 for the parent(s)/guardian of each home-schooled…

 S.179 would make it illegal to use, sell, purchase, or even possess powdered or crystalline alcohol (powders that can be mixed with water to create alcoholic beverages). This product isn’t…

 H.3139 seeks to reign in South Carolina’s asset forfeiture laws; laws that currently allow law enforcement to seize and retain private property and monies law enforcement claims was connected to…

H.3110 proposes a constitutional amendment which would require that the General Assembly provide a “high quality education allowing each student to reach his highest potential.” Currently the constitution only requires…

H.3092 is a refiling of a bill from 2011. The bills prohibit the total value of a severance package given to a superintendent in connection with terminating his contract from…

H.3078 would allow nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to perform an increased number of medical services/acts without the express written approval of a state board or…

H.3049 is a reintroduction of least session’s H.4875. Like the bill introduced last may H.3049 would require the Department of Revenue to complete a study every four years to assess…

H.3021 and H.3867 would require that any health insurer who provides for directly payable benefits to preferred healthcare providers also allow directly payable benefits to non-preferred licensed providers who have a written…

THE ABBEVILLE DECISION IS JUDICIAL IMPERIALISM IN SUPPORT OF DISCREDITED POLICY The South Carolina Supreme Court issued a momentous decision on November 12. In a case that’s been going on…

S.104 would extend the prohibition on former legislators holding judicial office from one to twenty years after they leave legislative office. This reform is made vital in South Carolina due…

H.3160 is a reintroduction of last session’s H.4737. H.3160 would mandate that any medication containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine be available for purchase only with a prescription. Pharmacists would store…

H.3153 and S.222 are companion bills that require all police interrogations or questioning concerning felonies and class A misdemeanors be electronically record in audio or video form. The recording should…