State House Daybook: March 22, 2018

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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:

8:30 a.m., House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee, Blatt Room 410, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on S.560S.580S.820 and H.3329, Gressette Room 207, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate Transportation Committee, Gressette Room 209, agenda

9:00 a.m., Senate L.C. I. Committee, Gressette Room 308, agenda, watch

9:00 a.m., House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee, Blatt Room 403, agenda

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

9:00 a.m., House 3-M Subcommittee IV, Social Services, Mental Health and Children's Affairs, Blatt Room 427, agenda

9:00 a.m., House Criminal Laws Subcommittee, Blatt Room 511, agenda

9:15 a.m., Senate Higher Education Subcommittee on S.542S.711H.3068 and H.4931, Gressette Room 407, agenda

10:00 a.m., Senate Finance Committee Budget Deliberations on H.4950 and H.4951, Gressette Room 105, agenda

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

11:00 a.m., Senate State House, Senate Chamber, watch

Upon adjournment of the House, Judiciary Committee, Blatt Room 516, agenda

Upon adjournment of the House, 3-M Committee, Blatt Room 427, agenda

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

CANCELED 30 minutes after the House adjourns, Healthcare and Regulatory Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee, Blatt Room 321, agenda

CANCELED Upon adjournment of the House, Economic Development, Transportation and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the Legislative Oversight Committee, Blatt Room 110, agenda

CANCELED 9:00 a.m., House Business, Commerce, and Administrative Subcommittee of the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee, Blatt Room 317, agenda

 

NEWS

South Carolina Lede 

Don't mandate officers in S.C. schools without paying for them, legislators told The Post and Courier 

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

Dominion plans to charge SCE&G customers $3.8 billion for failed nuclear project The State 

Utilities say SCE&G ratepayers will pay $3.8 billion for nuclear project under Dominion plan The Post and Courier

Officers in every South Carolina school would cost millions Associated Press

Gang allegedly used Columbia airport to traffic 100-plus pounds of drugs in Midlands The State 

Richland legislator, recovering from car wreck, collapses on SC House floor The State

Sen. Tim Scott demands answers after Ben Carson blames others for expensive dining set purchase The Post and Courier 

SC high school students may soon have a harder time getting lottery scholarships The State

South Carolina state agency lets employees bring babies to work in new trial program The Post and Courier 

Medical marijuana won't pass in SC this year. Here's why advocates are happy The State 

Richland prosecutor took money from narcotics fund to pay for travel to South America The State 

Countdown to Volvo: Chamber members get update on Ridgeville site's progress The State 

Charleston's population gains have slowed, but people flocking to Berkeley and Dorchester counties The Post and Courier 

Mega-farms win Round 1 in battle over use of SC's water The State 

Despite Trump tax cuts, SC taxpayers could pay millions more unless lawmakers act The State 

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