Friday Report - February 14, 2025

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The House spent time on the floor moving through their calendar in preparation for debate on the budget bill on the House floor in a couple weeks. The Senate continued work in subcommittees and committees to bring bills to the floor for debate, including S. 171, a bill to address the financial burden many counties are currently facing with waste tires. 

SCAC Staff Attorney John Wienges and Allen Klump, vice president of government relations for the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance, testify at a Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry subcommittee in support of S. 171 on waste tires.
SCAC Staff Attorney John Wienges and Allen Klump, vice president of government relations for the S.C. Manufacturers Alliance, testify at a Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry subcommittee in support of S. 171 on waste tires. 

The House briefly debated the comprehensive energy bill (H. 3309) on the floor Wednesday before giving the bill a second reading. The bill includes a provision requiring solar arrays larger than 125 acres coming into a county to also get approval from the Public Service Commission (PSC). The House then gave H. 3309 a third reading on Thursday and sent the bill to the Senate. Meanwhile, a House Judiciary subcommittee continued debating a liquor liability bill (H. 3497), similar to several bills already being debated in the Senate.  

A House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs subcommittee is anticipated to meet Wednesday, Feb. 19 to discuss H. 3215, a bill that would require local governments to review and render decisions on various permits, zoning variances, and appeals or other licenses within 45 days after submission, or the application must be deemed approved. Members of the subcommittee include Reps. Joe Bustos, Sylleste Davis, Sarita Edgerton, Wendell Jones, Josiah Magnuson, and Blake Sanders. Please reach out to the members of the subcommittee and your House representatives to express your concerns regarding the impacts that H. 3215 will have on county government. 

Bills of interest to counties can be found in this week's Friday Report.

 

Oconee County Auditor Christy Hubbard and Union County Auditor Brad Valentine testify at the Senate Finance subcommittee hearing on the impact of S.317 on county budgets.
Oconee County Auditor Christy Hubbard and Charleston County Auditor Peter Tecklenburg testify at the Senate Finance subcommittee hearing on the impact of S.317 on county budgets.

 

Legislative Session: 
2025-2026