State House Daybook: Jan. 24, 2018

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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE

Senate

The Senate gavels in at 12 p.m. Watch live here.  Calendar.  Journal

 

House

The House gavels in at 12 p.m. Watch live here.  Calendar.  Journal

 

Combined meeting schedule:

9:00 a.m., Senate Finance Criminal Justice Subcommittee Budget Hearing, Gressette Room 207, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate Resolutions and Observances Subcommittee, Gressette Room 209, agenda

9:00 a.m. Joint Bond Review Committee, Gressette Room 105, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Professions and Occupations Subcommittee, Gressette Room 209, agenda

10:00 a.m., Medical Affairs Committee Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch

10:00 a.m., House Public Education and Special Schools Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 521, agenda, watch

10:00 a.m., House Legislative, Executive, and Local Government Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee Blatt Room 511, agenda

10:00 a.m., House LCI Administration and Regulations Subcommittee on H.3546 and H.4643, Blatt Room 403, agenda

10:00 a.m., House Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 110, agenda

10:30 a.m., House Environmental Affairs Subcommittee, Blatt Room 410, agenda

10:30 a.m., House Higher Education & Technical Colleges Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 321, agenda

10:30 a.m., House Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee Blatt Room 318, agenda

10:30 a.m., House Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 317, agenda

11:00 a.m., House Healthcare Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee Blatt Room 108, agenda

11:00 a.m., Senate Banking and Insurance Subcommittee, Gressette Room 307, agenda

11:00 a.m., Corrections and Penology Subcommittee, Gressette Room 207, agenda

11:00 a.m., Gov. Henry McMaster will speak at the South Carolina Personhood Day 2018, State House, first floor, Columbia, S.C.

12:00 p.m., Gov. Henry McMaster will speak at the My SC Education 5th Annual Rally, State House, north steps, Columbia, S.C.

12:00 p.m., Senate, State House, Senate Chamber, watch

Upon adjournment of the Senate, Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Conference Committee on H.3649
Gressette Room 308, agenda

2:00 p.m., House of Representatives State House, House Chamber, watch

3:00 p.m., Senate Children's Affairs Subcommittee, Gressette Room 207, agenda

7:00 p.m., State of the State, watch

 

NEWS

State House news headlines: 

Museum not seeking money for displaying last Confederate flag on S.C. Statehouse grounds The Post and Courier

Gov. McMaster joins call to stop S.C. nuclear plant payments, casting doubt on utility sale The Post and Courier

Failed nuclear project, tax cuts among topics for S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster in State of State speech The Post and Courier 

Raises for SC employees unlikely, but judges want a 20% pay hike The State

Avoiding tuition hikes will be USC's top goal next year The State

SC politician accused of dropping investigation to benefit campaign donors The State

SC Lede podcast: The Art of the Nuclear Deal 

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RESOURCES

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