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Legislation Pending in the Senate


The following legislation has been passed by the House but remains pending in the Senate:

Ethics Reform: The house passed a package of 12 ethics reform bills in addition to an omnibus package that rolls the reform measures into one bill. Below are the highlights of the House ethics reform package.

1. Income Disclosure: Requires members of the General Assembly to disclose the source and type of all income received from any private entity.

Status: In Senate

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1 May 2015 – House Week In Review


The following narrative explains legislation passed by the House for the week being reported. This narrative is created by House staff and does not present the information with a partisan view.

The House of Representatives amended, approved, and sent the Senate H.3250, a bill REVISING THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROGRAM at the Department of Health and Environmental Control which requires providers of health care services, such as hospitals and nursing homes, to obtain department approval for additions to, or significant expansions of, their facilities and services. The bill includes recommendations of an ad hoc House legislative committee which drew upon recommendations of a CON review panel assembled by DHEC.

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24 April 2015 – House Week in Review

The following narrative explains legislation passed by the House for the week being reported. This narrative is created by House staff and does not present the information with a partisan view.

The House of Representatives amended and gave second reading approval to H.3025, a bill providing AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON WITHOUT A PERMIT. In making its revisions, the legislation retains most of the current provisions relating to concealed weapons, including: the issuance of concealed weapons permits by the State Law Enforcement Division; the posting of notification that allows a business owner to prohibit concealed weapons on the premises; the homeowner permission required for carrying a concealed weapon into a private residence; and a list of places where concealed weapons are not allowed such as schools, daycare facilities, courthouses, and the meeting places of government bodies.

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