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Legislative Update for the week of 5/14/13- 5/16/13

STATE BUDGET – The Senate began debate on the state budget last Monday, and the discussion continued through Thursday afternoon. The total state budget – made up of the General Fund (income taxes, sales taxes, corporate taxes), Federal Funds (primarily for education, Medicaid, and roads), and “Other” Funds (fines, fees, etc.) – will likely be [...]

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF 5/7/13-5/9/13

Here are the highlights from last week’s Senate action – Ethics Reform – Last week the Senate Judiciary Committee spent a considerable amount of time on H. 3945, a bill to overhaul and update South Carolina’s ethics laws.  We had several subcommittee meetings on the bill, but our final meeting on Tuesday lasted for about [...]

Legislative Update for the week of 4/30/13- 5/2/13

Here are the highlights from last week’s Senate action –   Reporting Mental Health Adjudications for Gun Background Checks – Last week, the House of Representatives agreed to the Senate’s amendments on H. 3560, a bill to prevent individuals with mental illness from purchasing or carrying weapons.  The bill requires courts to notify SLED if [...]

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR THE WEEK OF 4/23/13 – 4/25/13

Here are the highlights from last week’s Senate action –   Concealed Weapons Permits – The Senate spent most of Tuesday debating S. 308, a bill that would allow Concealed Weapons Permit holders to carry their concealed weapons in restaurants that sell alcohol as long as (1) the restaurant does not prohibit the carrying of [...]