Speaker Lucas Creates the House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee Viable plan must be determined before taking action on VC Summer situation (Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas … [Read more...]

Roads Bill Passes, Opioid Task Force, & Sine Die Sine Die (Latin meaning “without a fixed day”) Adjournment occurred this past Thursday, May 11, 2017, at 5:00 pm and marked the end of this … [Read more...]

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Roads Bill Movement, Retirement System Reform Signed By Governor   It’s hard to believe the first year of our two-year legislative session is nearing a final close. It is during these final 6 … [Read more...]

Read more: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/house-creates-committee-to-study-opioid-addiction-and-overdoses/article_e38f62e8-28f8-11e7-9c0e-9b0384815277.html … [Read more...]

9 Days While my colleagues and I have done our part in the House to address education, workforce development, infrastructure, and the public employee retirement system among many other things, the … [Read more...]

Crossover Success! My fellow House Republicans and I set out with a “Business Plan” in January addressing these key areas of importance in our state: 1.) Improving Education in Rural … [Read more...]

Protecting Life, School Choice & HOA Reform   Only three legislative days remain until the crossover deadline. In order for a bill to have a chance of becoming law this year under normal … [Read more...]

Read the full story here: http://www.postandcourier.com/news/south-carolina-high-schools-could-require-computer-coding-course-for/article_afc0b1ee-0a88-11e7-ba8d-1bcd52da43e2.html … [Read more...]

Advancing Pro-Life, Pro-Gun, & Pro-Military Initiatives   In this 11th week of the legislative session, we made important movement on bills to advance the cause of the unborn, enhance rights for … [Read more...]

Budget Week The House debated the state budget this week and passed H. 3720, the General Appropriations Bill for FY2017/2018, and H. 3721, the Capitol Reserve Fund Appropriations Bill. My … [Read more...]

Curbing Anti-Semitism, Promoting Life, Constitutional Carry & Budget Prep Wednesday of this week marked the midway period for the legislative session, and what a whirlwind of activity it has … [Read more...]