Year: 2017

S.99 creates a new judicial branch under the Administrative Law Court that would oversee Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeals and challenges, and would institute a number of reforms to…

S.96 would require the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) to submit the names of every qualified judicial candidate to the General Assembly, instead of the Commission’s top three picks. While…

S.86 is a resolution calling for an Article V Convention of States to amend the US Constitution. The resolution attempts to limit potential amendment subjects to fiscal restraints, limits on…

S.84 allows brewpubs to sell beer at promotional shows, trade shows, fairs, festivals, and carnivals for less than twelve consecutive days.  Current law limits brewpubs to selling beer only on…

H.3516 would increase the gas tax by ten cents (a yearly two-cent increase over the next five years). It would also increase vehicle registration fees from $24 to $40 and…

H.3311 would create a Pathways Initiative to target workforce development and increase employment. One of the programs included in this initiative would invest in school-to-workforce development with a focus on…

H.3081 would create a “Poverty Elimination Bank” and require the General Assembly to appropriate funds to it every year. The bank would also be added to the list of funds…

H.3078 would declare “Dum Spiro Spero” (translated as “While I Breathe, I Hope”) the official state anthem. As that phrase is already one of two official state mottos, and South…

H.3076 would implement a zero-based budget process for each state agency and entity at least once every ten years. While this would be a good practice, it is unclear whether…

H.3075 would require state employers to allow their employees eight hours a year to attend their children’s non-sporting educational events. This bill also creates an income tax credit for private-sector…

H.3095 would increase the sales tax exemption for the rental or lease of portable toilets from seventy percent of gross proceeds to one hundred percent, and would include proceeds from…

S.96 would require the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (JMSC) to submit the names of every qualified judicial candidate to the General Assembly, instead of the Commission’s top three picks. While…

H. 3304 would allow for the creation and implementation of special purpose districts for promoting the use of clean energy resources such as natural gas, solar and other sources of energy.…

H. 3327 would require businesses to provide restrooms to their customers.  While this may seem sensible, it is improper to dictate what services a business must provide for their customers.…

S. 188 would raise the state minimum wage in the state by making the new minimum wage at least 1 dollar above the federal minimum wage by the rate of inflation.…

S. 186 would attempt to do an end run around federal legislation regarding incandescent lightbulbs by declaring that lightbulbs manufactured in South Carolina without “significant” parts from out of state are…

S. 185 is a transparent attempt to regulate competition out of existence in the funeral service industry.  Third party funeral service providers, defined as an out of state broker that arranges…

S. 184 would make accepting a check on the day it is written, and cashing it on a later date an unfair business practice, and would require that checks be…

H. 3357 allows for protected tenants, defined as those who have restraining orders against someone else, to break their leases by providing landlords with written notice at least 30 days…

S. 11:  This bill changes the South Carolina Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program by adding “flood” to its name and operations, making it the South Carolina Hurricane and Flood Damage Mitigation…

S. 215:  This bill would not allow an insurer or broker to fire, fine, or discipline an agent for presenting an insured person with the options available under their plan,…

S.40 would create a College and University Board of Regents, which is meant to make the governance of higher education more effective and uniform. The Board would consist of seventeen members…

H.3262 would make it legal for concealed weapons permit holders to carry on college campuses. It is difficult to regulate open campuses where cities and colleges mix, and the borders of…

H.3252 prohibits the use, manufacture, and sale of green tip ammunition which is able to pierce body armor. Anyone who breaks this law would be guilty of a felony. This prohibition…

H.3248 would make it legal for concealed weapons permit holders to carry on college campuses. It is difficult to regulate open campuses where cities and colleges mix, and the borders of…

H.3241 would make smoking tobacco products in a car with a child younger than five years old illegal. While the health of children is important, the government cannot dictate how citizens…

H.3240 is a reciprocity bill that would require South Carolina to recognize CWPs from all other states. Visitors, under this law, must follow South Carolina’s concealed carry laws while in our…

H.3233 calls for an Article V Convention of States to amend the Constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit its power and jurisdiction, and term limits for Congressmen.…

H.3220 creates the Education and Economic Development Coordinating Council. It would be comprised of various agency heads and education representatives. The council’s role would be to advise the Department of Education,…

H.3217 would require any firearm dealer or owner to immediately report the loss or theft of a firearm to a law enforcement agency. How this law would be enforced is unclear.…