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Greg’s Legislative Updates

01 Jun House Approves Final Roads Bill; Sends Legislation to Governor’s Desk for Signature

(Columbia, SC) – House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement after the House concurred with the Senate’s amendment to S. 1258. This bill allocates through bonding and other means over $4 billion for road and bridge repair over the next ten years...

30 May Roads Bill Passage, Budget Update, & College Savings Plan

The final week of the legislative session is upon us, and with most of the House’s major work complete, all eyes are trained on the Senate. Roads Bill Passage: As I mentioned in my update last week, my House colleagues and I would take a vote...

24 May Farm Aid Veto Override, Ethics Reform, Protecting Life & New Roads Bill

There are now just two weeks left in the 2015 legislative session and the House worked diligently this past week on getting some Senate legislation through for a vote and tying up loose ends. The first issue we dealt with was overriding Governor Haley’s veto of...

18 May House Overrides Governor’s Farm Aid Veto; Stands Up for Farmers and State’s Largest Industry

House Speaker Jay Lucas (District 65-Darlington) issued the following statement today after the South Carolina House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly (112-2) to override Governor Haley’s Farm Aid veto. “The South Carolina House recognizes the unprecedented loss our farmers experienced last October and understands the economic impact...

09 May SCDOT Reform, A Time Review & Farm Aid

[caption id="attachment_16762" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jazz band performing before a House Republican Caucus meeting – the were not only talented, they had a sense of humor – "Backrow Politics" was on their playlist. If you’re interested, you can have a listen at Backrow Politics as...

02 May Crossover Success – A Record of Achievement

The House of Representatives adjourned for the week after finishing a successful “crossover” period and getting important House legislation moved to the Senate. We’ve nearly completed our agenda with more than a month left in the session. We continue to wait on the Senate to...

25 Apr Crossover Looms, Update on Roads, & EMTs

[caption id="attachment_16748" align="alignleft" width="300"] It was a pleasurable to meet with our very own Horry County Schools Teacher of the Year, Joey Trail, and also South Carolina Superintendent of Education, Molly Spearman, in the Capitol lobby.[/caption]If you’ve been able to follow the status of the...

18 Apr House Passes Final Amendment to Roads Bill

[caption id="attachment_16744" align="alignleft" width="225"] On the Capitol steps with SC State Treasurer, Curtis Loftis.[/caption] House passes final amendment to Roads Bill and now it moves to the Senate for an up or down vote: The House had delayed action on the Senate amendments for several weeks until...

14 Apr 2016 Grand Strand Legislative Reception

Here are a few photos from yesterday evening's Grand Strand Legislative Reception hosted by the MB Chamber - with a strong contingent of the Little River, NMB and MB business community in force to represent - proud of our Grand Strand!!! (photos courtesy of the...

11 Apr A Balanced Budget

For the past two weeks, the House has been on a period of furlough saving taxpayers over $200,000 in the process. Upon our return tomorrow, we will take up and debate the Senate amendments to our Roads and Infrastructure legislation. Many of you have shared your...