State House Daybook: Jan. 30, 2018

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LEGISLATIVE COVERAGE

Senate

The Senate gavels in at 2 p.m. Watch.  Calendar.  Journal

 

House

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

 

Combined meeting schedule:

9:00 a.m., College and University Trustee Screening Commission, Gressette Room 207, agenda

9:30 a.m., Senate Corrections and Penology Subcommittee, Gressette Room 407, agenda

9:30 a.m., S.C. State Fiscal Accountability Authority, watch

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

11:00 a.m., Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax Subcommittee, Gressette Room 408, agenda

11:00 a.m., Senate Medical Affairs Subcommittee Gressette Room 207, agenda

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

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

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

1 hour after adjournment of the House, Legislative, Executive, and Local Government Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 511, agenda

1.5 hours after adjournment of the House or upon the Call of the Chair, Public Education and Special Schools Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 521, agenda

1.5 hours after adjournment of the House, Economic Development and Natural Resources Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 317, agenda

1.5 hours after adjournment of the House, Transportation and Regulatory Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 318, agenda

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

Upon adjournment of the Senate, Judiciary Subcommittee on S.754, H.4378 and H.4379, Gressette Room 105, agenda, watch

3:00 p.m. or immediately upon adjournment of the House, whichever is later, Higher Education & Technical Colleges Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 321, agenda

3:00 p.m. or 1.5 hours upon adjournment of the House, whichever is earlier, K-12 Education Subcommittee, Blatt Room 110, agenda

3:00 p.m. or 1.5 hours upon adjournment of the House, whichever is earlier, Higher Education Subcommittee
Blatt Room 433, agenda

3:00 PM or 1.5 hours after adjournment of the House, Healthcare Budget Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee, Blatt Room 108, agenda

 

NEWS

State House news headlines: 

South Carolina Lede: Tariffs, Shutdowns, and Drilling, Oh My!

Failed nuclear project still shapes agenda for S.C. lawmakers. Here's what's happening this week The Post and Courier

Despite criticism, Dominion chief encouraged about SCANA deal The State

Bill that would effectively ban abortion in South Carolina worries doctors The Post and Courier

SC lawmaker wants all public school students to wear uniforms The State

South Carolina House members to get official lesson of chamber's no-harassment policy The Post and Courier

If SC botches an execution, state doesn’t have to show what went wrong The State

Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant calls for South Carolina voters to register by party affiliation Greenville News

Sanford wants Trump to back off on crackdown on legal pot The State

South Carolina secretary of state asks U.S. Supreme Court to halt Pennsylvania gerrymandering case The Post and Courier

Ariail has some ideas about what to do with Confederate monuments The State

Nikki Haley calls Grammy skit aimed at President Trump 'trash;' South Carolina GOP backs her up The Post and Courier

Doctor pressured patients for sex, supplied drugs illegally to SC Irish Travelers The State

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