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:
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.560, S.580, S.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.4039, H.4322, H.4466, H.4480, H.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.542, S.711, H.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
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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