State House Daybook March 21, 2018

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.

Watch daily legislative recaps live at 7 p.m., on SCETV’s FacebookYouTube and reporter Gavin Jackson's Twitter.

 

LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE

Senate

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

House

The House gavels in at 10 a.m. Watch live here.  Calendar.  Journal

 

Combined meeting schedule:

8:30 a.m., House Agriculture Subcommittee, Blatt Room 410, agenda

9:00 a.m., House L.C.I. Public Utilities Subcommittee, Blatt Room 403, agenda

9:00 a.m., House E.P.W. Full Committee on H.4039H.4322H.4466H.4480H.4803H.4973and H.5042, Blatt Room 433, agenda, watch

9:00 a.m., House 3-M Subcommittee I, Health and Environmental Affairs, Blatt Room 427, agenda

9:00 a.m., House Legislative Ethics Committee, Blatt Room 511, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on S.504 and S.1096, Gressette Room 408, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee, Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch

9:00 a.m., Senate General Committee on S.920S.1033 and H.4705, Gressette Room 209, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate Finance Standing Subcommittee on State Retirement System, Gressette Room 105, agenda, watch

9:00 a.m., Senate Education Lottery Scholarship Subcommittee on S.1123, Gressette Room 207, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate L.C.I. Labor and Employment Subcommittee on S.361S.567 and S.1027, Gressette Room 307, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on S.277S.382S.981S.1121 and H.4889, Gressette Room 408, agenda

10:00 a.m., House of Representatives, State House, House Chamber, watch

11:00 a.m., Senate Education Legislative Oversight Subcommittee on John de la Howe School, Gressette Room 207, agenda

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

Upon adjournment of the House, L.C.I. Real Estate Subcommittee, Blatt Room 403, agenda

Upon adjournment of the House, Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 521, agenda, watch

30 minutes after the House adjourns, Agriculture Subcommittee, Blatt Room 410, agenda

1 hour after adjournment of the House, South Carolina Energy Caucus, Blatt Room 108, agenda

1 hour after the House adjourns, E.P.W. K-12 Subcommittee on H.4386H.4876H.4963H.4966H.4972and H.5008, Blatt Room 110, agenda, watch

3:00 p.m., House 3-M Subcommittee II, Occupational Regulation and Licensing Boards, Blatt Room 427, agenda

 

NEWS

South Carolina Lede 

Failed nuclear project will raise customers' power bills, Santee Cooper says The State

Santee Cooper electric rates will rise sharply because of nuclear project The Post and Courier

Greenville abortion clinic cited for improper waste disposal after video Greenville News

Judge weighing Emanuel lawsuit derides FBI's 'outrageous' approach to gun checks The Post and Courier

Could Westinghouse help prove SC power customers shouldn’t pay for VC Summer? The State 

'Sanctuary cities' bill backed by McMaster advances in S.C. House, slammed as political pandering The Post and Courier

How to stop school shootings: Plans pushed by SC candidate, lawmakers in wake of Maryland Greenville News

An officer in every school, monthly drills could be part of new S.C. safety package The Post and Courier 

Short on math teachers, Charleston County Schools sweeten the deal with $9,000 salary bump The Post and Courier

Senators kill studying effects of cannabis oil on SC inmates The State

The Post and Courier, SCETV to host S.C. gubernatorial debates in May, June The Post and Courier 

White House jabs Trey Gowdy and Lindsey Graham: 'Maybe we need to work on our South Carolina members' The Post and Courier

As Greenville Health System dispute nears resolution, County Council hopeful Greenville News

Critics: SC law threatens more than just supply of teachers The State

STATE OF THE CITY: Equitable school facilities needed, Wukela says Morning News

Gov. McMaster says lawmakers shouldn't adjourn before addressing taxes, school officers Greenville News

Episodes of This Week In South Carolina 

 

RESOURCES

S.C. State House 

Find your representative and senator 

Track legislation 

Archive State House video 

Governor’s Office

South Carolina Judicial Department