
This Week in South Carolina: In Session provides you with the information you need to navigate the South Carolina General Assembly during the legislative session. Each edition provides a snapshot of the legislative day with meeting schedules, agendas, news and other resources in one place.
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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE
Senate
The Senate gavels in Tuesday at 2 p.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
House
The House gavels in at 12 p.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
Combined meeting schedule:
10:00 a.m., House Legislative, Executive, and Local Government Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 511, agenda
11:00 a.m., Majority Caucus, Blatt Room 112
11:00 a.m., Minority Caucus, Blatt Room 305
11:00 a.m., Senate Finance Committee Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch
12:00 p.m., House of Representatives, State House, House Chamber, watch
2:00 p.m., Senate State House, Senate Chamber, watch
30 Minutes after Senate Adjournment Senate General Bills and Regulations Subcommittee, Gressette Room 207, agenda
1.5 hours after adjournment of the House, Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 317, agenda
1 hour after adjournment of the House, Legislative, Executive, and Local Government Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 511, agenda
One and a Half Hours after Adjournment or upon the Call of the Chair, Public Education and Special Schools Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 521, agenda
1.5 hours after adjournment of the House, Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 318, agenda
3:00 p.m. or immediately upon adjournment of the House, whichever is later, Higher Education & Technical Colleges Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 321, agenda
3:00 p.m. or 1.5 hours after adjournment of the House, Healthcare Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 108, agenda
3:30 p.m. or 15 Minutes Following Adjournment of Both Houses, whichever is later, Sentencing Reform Oversight Committee Gressette Room 105, agenda, watch
Governor's schedule
3:00 p.m. Gov. McMaster will speak to the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce’s Business Speaks program, Blatt building, Room 101, State House grounds, Columbia, S.C.
NEWS
State House news headlines:
Jan. 22 episode of the South Carolina Lede podcast: The Art of the Nuclear Deal
Trump defies S.C. Gov. McMaster with tariffs on washing machines, solar panels The Post and Courier
White House spox: Graham, Durbin 'dishonest' about immigration plan CNN
S.C. feels brief impact of shutdown, including tourism and lunch crowds: 'The government got us' The Post and Courier
Lawmakers in South Show Signs of Culture War Fatigue The New York Times
Lindsey Graham is ready to be a big immigration player. But so are a lot of others. The State
Lawmakers in S.C. House to vote on some nuclear-related bills, but wait on the most controversial The Post and Courier
Columbia mayor’s innocence means ex-SC State chairman should get lighter sentence, lawyer says The State
S.C. GOP governor candidates take aim at incumbent Henry McMaster, who skips forum in Myrtle Beach The Post and Courier
Ariail on Gov McMaster's efforts to sell Santee Cooper The State
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