Budget Update

Serving on the House and Ways committee gives me much more insight into our state finances than I had the first several years I served in the House. Even when […]

SC Budget heads to Governor’s desk

We returned this week to finalized next year’s budget (which ultimately passed 84-28 in the House and passed 30-9 in the Senate). In the coming days, Governor McMaster will get […]

2018-2019 Budget Briefing

The floor debate for next year’s budget begins Monday at 1pm. To see the briefing provided to House members earlier this week, click here . To see more detail, click […]

The Weekly Rewind – January 19th

HOUSE WEEK IN REVIEW January 19, 2018 The House of Representatives postponed most of the week’s legislative work due to the inclement weather experienced in portions of the state. Tuesday […]

The Weekly Rewind – January 12th

HOUSE WEEK IN REVIEW January 12, 2018 Lawmakers returned to the State House on January 9, 2018, to commence the second regular session of the 122nd South Carolina General Assembly. […]

2017 Legislative Overview

Written by the House Research Office as a summary of major legislation enacted this year. The overview does not refer to the budget provisions that have been vetoed by the […]

Update from State House – May 11

Roads Bill becomes law – just in time Sine Die (Latin meaning “without a fixed day”) Adjournment occurred this past Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 5:00 pm and marked the […]

The Roads Bill – Conference Report

For more than 3 years, the SC House of Repesentatives has been working towards a solution to fix South Carolina Roads. With limited success, and road bumps in the Senate, […]

How many new laws since January?

Five and half years ago, the “State House Website” had some major changes (improvements) that helped enable everyone who visited the site to stay and be more informed. (Coincidentally the […]