Bills filed during 3/26/19 – 3/28/19
Criminal Law S.723 – Illegal to use a phone while driving 1st offense $100 2nd is $300 and 2 points H.4297 – Additional punishment for committing crimes while on bail,…
Higher education “reform”: more spending, less accountability
S.298 would allow unaccountable university spending, borrowing and construction, would greatly increase state spending on higher education, and would limit future tuition increases. Despite the unaffordability of higher education in…
Selling Santee Cooper: First Things First
Click to print PDF version Two committees comprised almost entirely of lawmakers are currently exploring the possibility of selling state-owned utility Santee Cooper. Not only is this beyond the proper…
Bills filed during 3/19/19 – 3/21/19
Government Structure and Reform: H.4258 – Creates a new state retirement plan for private businesses H.4259 – Public officials DUI records subject to FOIA H.4260 – Regulates Santee Cooper through…
A bond bill for “freight transportation”
A newly filed bill (S.679) would allow economic development bonds to be issued for freight projects, which could be exempted from job creation requirements. Economic development bonds are a category…
What lawmakers want to give the Carolina Panthers
Last week, lawmakers introduced legislation in both the House (H.4243) and the Senate (S.655) to extend tax favors to the Carolina Panthers NFL team in an attempt to lure them…
Bills filed during 3/12/19 – 3/14/19
Government structure and reform S.636 – Workers’ compensation can be based on medical records, instead of medical advice. Both are admissible in appeals process. S.637 – Public employees’ drug test…
Bills filed during 3/5/19 – 3/7/19
Government structure and reform H.4213– Creates interim appointment process for county board of voter registration H.4191 – Amends ethics laws, disclosure must include consultant jobs, changes definition of “committee” to…