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1 May 2015 – House Week In Review

Published May 5, 2015 By Tommy Stringer


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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“Sooey! Sooey!” – Our Preferred State Bond Approval Method

Published April 27, 2015 By Tommy Stringer


Bonds have been the talk of the General Assembly in recent weeks.

First we had the $500 million bond section attached to the end of the recent House budget bill. It came as a surprise to many of us and after considerable debate about the vetting process and validity of each project, the bond section was removed before the final budget vote. The House leadership made the right choice.

Now we have another bond bill arising from the murky depths of the Senate. Unlike the House version, it was not a surprise. Instead, after criticizing the House budgeting process, Sen. Hugh Leatherman announced it publicly in the Senate as you can see here. He went on to invite his fellow Senators and state agencies to add projects to the list . . . yes, the potential list. It closely resembles the House version that died as you can see on an evolving 2015 Senate Bond List.

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24 April 2015 – House Week in Review

Published April 25, 2015 By Tommy Stringer

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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