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 at 11 a.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
House
The House gavels in at 10 a.m. Watch live here. Calendar. Journal.
Combined meeting schedule:
9:00 a.m., Senate Medical Affairs Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch
9:00 a.m., Senate Finance Constitutional Subcommittee, Gressette Room 408, agenda
9:00 a.m., House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, Blatt Room 410, agenda
9:00 a.m., House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee, Blatt Room 516, agenda
9:00 a.m., House Criminal Laws Subcommittee on H.3847 and H.4829, Blatt Room 511, agenda
9:00 a.m., House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, Blatt Room 403, agenda
9:30 a.m., House 3-M Subcommittee IV, Social Services, Mental Health and Children's Affairs, Blatt Room 427, agenda
9:30 a.m., Senate Finance K-12 Education, Gressette Room 105, agenda
9:30 a.m., Senate L.C.I. Professions and Occupations Subcommittee on S.912 and S.962, Gressette Room 207, agenda
9:30 a.m., Agency Head Salary Commission, Gressette Room 307
9:30 a.m., Senate Finance Natural Resources Subcommittee Budget Hearing, Gressette Room 407, agenda
10:00 a.m., House of Representatives, State House, House Chamber, watch
11:00 a.m., Senate State House, Senate Chamber, watch
1:00 p.m., or 30 minutes after adjournment, whichever is later House Legislative Oversight Committee - Public Input Meeting, Blatt Room 110, agenda, watch
Upon adjournment of the House, SC House Tax Policy Review Committee, Blatt Room 516, agenda, watch
2:00 p.m., Gov. Henry McMaster, Superintendent Molly Spearman, SLED Chief Mark Keel, DMH Director John Magill, Dr. Michelle Reeves, “Pathways to Protection: A Roadmap for Student Safety in South Carolina,” University of South Carolina My Carolina Alumni Center, 900 Senate Street, Columbia, S.C.
NEWS
Gun Reform Gridlock South Carolina Lede podcast
South Carolina begins issuing Real ID-compliant cards Associated Press
Frustrated by gridlock, dozens of South Carolina lawmakers call for new state constitution The Post and Courier
Prosecutor wants judge to step aside in resentencing request Associated Press
In angry hearing, special prosecutor asks SC judge in Rick Quinn case to quit The State
Judge dismisses DUI charge against Sen. Paul Campbell one day before trial was to begin The Post and Courier
ANALYSIS: New poll shows drilling, climate shift greener Statehouse Report
SC student smelled like weed, so officials searched him. They found something worse. Charlotte Observer
For many Republicans, Trump’s offshore drilling plan and beaches don’t mix The Washington Post
16 more die from flu in South Carolina Associated Press
Some SC school districts could be forced to consolidate The State
New details revealed from fatal SC Amtrak crash in NTSB report The State
Conservative activist challenges Ballentine for SC House seat The State
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