SC House Democrats call on Senate to pass hate crimes bill
House bill 3620 would create penalty enhancements for specific crimes committed against a victim based on their race, sex, gender, sexual orientation or disability.
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SC state senator brings medical marijuana bill to chamber floor after years of effort
Davis has been proposing medical marijuana since 2014 and has invested years of research into the issue. He has answered questions about concerns over the bill at the statehouse this week.
SC Senate votes to end state control of hospital expansions
South Carolina senators have overwhelmingly voted to get rid of a requirement for hospitals and large medical centers to get permission from the state to build new facilities, make expansions or buy expensive equipment.
South Carolina Senate cancels next month’s special session
By Jeffrey Collins
South Carolina Senate President Harvey Peeler sent a letter Friday to senators canceling the special session set to begin Oct. 12. They were supposed to debate how to spend billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief money and redistricting.
Senate leader expects SC redistricting to finish by October
By Jeffrey Collins
A South Carolina Senate leader says he hopes the process to draw new districts for state House and Senate seats as well as the U.S. House will take less than four months. Sen. Luke Rankin led the first meeting Tuesday of the Senate’s redistricting subcommittee.
South Carolina lawmakers end formal session, to return soon
By Meg Kinnard
South Carolina’s Legislature ends its regular session Thursday, ceremonially wrapping up duties. But lawmakers expect several returns later in the year to handle more work.
SC House and Senate OK suicide hotline info on school IDs
A bill that would require South Carolina middle and high schools and colleges to print the number of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on student identification cards is on its way to the governor’s desk. Both the House and Senate unanimously approved the proposal.
SC Senators debate 2021-2022 budget proposal
COLUMBIA (WOLO): South Carolina lawmakers began debating a roughly $10 billion spending plan for the 2021-22 fiscal year on the senate floor Tuesday. Last week, the Senate Finance Committee passed a budget plan, which includes an unexpected additional $1.7 billion dollars of federal funding. Many lawmakers attribute South Carolina’s good financial standing to how the state responded to the COVID-19…
SC House takes week off; SC Senate to take a long weekend
The South Carolina House is taking the week off and the Senate will take a long Easter weekend.
Senate passes bill to ticket slow left lane drivers
COLUMBIA (AP): The South Carolina Senate has passed a bill to fine people who don’t get over from the left lane of a three-lane highway when overtaken by traffic. The version passed by the Senate fines drivers $25 but does not add any points to their license when they clog the left lane. The House passed its own version of…
