Bills filed during 1/28/20 – 1/30/20
Ethics H.5027 – No legislator may pledge to vote for a candidate for a judicial office, legislators may not pressure a candidate to drop out of an election for judicial…
Weekly Legislative Update: Jan 21 – Jan 23, 2020
What they did: This week the House passed H.4819 – legislation to pay local Union County transportation officials out of gas-tax dollars for attending their meetings (SCPC analysis). It should be noted…
Lawmakers double down on Second Amendment attacks
MULTIPLE BILLS ATTACK SOUTH CAROLINIANS’ RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS A growing number of bills filed by lawmakers would erode South Carolinians’ Second Amendment rights. In recent weeks, five…
Bills filed during 1/14/20 – 1/16/20
Spending H.4823 – Orders that 5% of DOT contracts or consulting expenditure are contracted or subcontracted to businesses owned by minorities and 5% is to women owned businesses H.4824 –…
Weekly Legislative Update: Jan 14 – Jan 16, 2020
January 14 – 16, 2020 . What they did: The 2020 legislative session started this week, and since it is the second year in the two-year session, lawmakers were able…
Bills filed during 1/21/20 – 1/23/20
Individual rights H.4991 – Seizure of weapons without due process or notice, commonly known as a “red flag law” S.1039 – Permanent loss of gun rights for low-level crimes (crimes…
Lawmakers attempt to divert gas-tax dollars to pay local transportation officials
Three recently filed bills would pay certain local transportation officials (appointed by lawmakers) out of their counties’ local share of gas-tax revenue. H.4819 would pay each member of the Union…
Bills to watch in 2020: Part two
It’s a new year in the Palmetto State, and that means South Carolina’s legislative session is about to begin – on January 14 to be exact. While it’s impossible to…