State House Daybook: Feb. 6, 2018

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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE

Senate

The Senate gavels in 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:

9:30 a.m., House Local Option Sales Tax Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 521, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Finance Constitutional Subcommittee Budget Hearing. Gressette Room 408, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on S.910, Gressette Room 105, agenda, watch

11:00 a.m., Senate Finance Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda

11:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Committee, Gressette Room 105, agenda, watch

11:00 a.m., House Minority Caucus, Blatt Room 305

11:00 a.m., House Majority Caucus, Blatt Room 112

12:00 p.m., House of Representatives, State House, House Chamber, watch

Upon adjournment of the House, House Legislative Ethics Committee, Blatt Room 511, agenda

Upon adjournment of the House, L.C.I. Administration and Regulations Subcommittee, Blatt Room 403, agenda

Upon adjournment of the House, Majority Caucus, Blatt Room 112

Upon adjournment of the House, Minority Caucus, Blatt Room 305

1.5 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

2:00 p.m., Senate State House, Senate Chamber, watch

15 minutes after adjournment of the Senate, Finance Special Subcommittee on S.725, Gressette Room 207, agenda

2:30 p.m., or 1.5 hours upon adjournment of the House, whichever is later, House Judiciary Committee
Blatt Room 516, agenda

3:00 p.m. or 1.5 hours after the House adjourns, whichever is earlier, E.P.W. Higher Education Subcommittee on H.4078, Blatt Room 321, agenda

3:00 p.m. or the Call of the Chair, Healthcare Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
Blatt Room 108, agenda

3:00 p.m. or 1.5 hours after the House adjourns, whichever is earlier, K-12 Education Subcommittee on H.4386, H.4596, H.4701, H.4810and H.4814, Blatt 433, agenda, watch

3:30 p.m., House Environmental Affairs Subcommittee, Blatt Room 410, agenda

 

 

NEWS

SCANA, Amtrak, and Bye Bye Trey Gowdy South Carolina Lede

Episodes of This Week In South Carolina 

SC special prosecutor wants to toss out Quinn’s guilty plea if he won’t admit crime The State

Hearing on offshore drilling likely to attract large crowd in Columbia The Post and Courier

SC dropped eye exams from driver's license tests. Now, some lawmakers regret it The State

Women direct their political anger, and aptitude, toward South Carolina's ballots Charleston City Paper

SCE&G's parent company downgraded by Moody's amid uproar over failed nuclear project The Post and Courier

Gowdy breaks with GOP memo, sees no impact on Trump-Russia probe The State 

Spotlight shifts to S.C. Senate as lawmakers deal with V.C. Summer failure The Post and Courier

Tired of waiting for trains that block traffic at S.C. intersections? You're not alone The Post and Courier

 

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