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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
The House Judiciary Committee met Tuesday.
Favorable Report as Amended:
H. 3240 - Concealed weapons permit
H. 3565 - Contested case hearings
Recommitted to Subcommittee:
H. 3333 - Legislative Audit Council
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The Senate Labor, Commerce and Industry Regulatory and Local Government Subcommittee met Wednesday.
Favorable Report as Amended:
S. 261 - SC Commercial-Property Assessed Clean Energy Act
Will Kinney (Mullikin Law Firm, LLC) testified.
Carried Over:
S. 323 - Housing and redevelopment
Natalie Olson (Coastal Conservation League) testified.
The Senate Banking and Insurance Subcommittee met Wednesday.
Favorable Report:
S. 366 - Mortgage lending and licensing
Carrie Lybarker (S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs) testified.
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee met Wednesday.
Favorable Report as Amended:
S. 93 - Alimony and allowances definitions
S. 324 - Concealed weapons
Hon. William Funderburk (Administrative Law Court) testified.
S. 131 - Disturbing schools
Professor Josh Gupta-Kagan (USC School of Law), Professor Derek Black (USC School of Law), Jay Elliott (Law Offices of John D. Elliott P.A.), Aleksandra Chauhan (Richland County Public Defender's Office) and David Ross (S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination) testified.
Thursday, February 16, 2017
The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee met Thursday.
Carried Over:
Taken up as a group:
S. 91 - Divorce
S. 92 - Alimony and allowances
S. 93 - Alimony and allowances definitions
S. 94 - Modification, confirmation and termination of alimony
Jim McLaren (McLaren & Lee), Alex Cash (Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC) and David Shea (Shea and Barron) testified.
The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee Real Estate Subcommittee met Thursday.
Favorable Report:
H. 3653 - Manufacturing or industrial facilities
Alex Cash (Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC), Gary Poliakoff (Poliakoff & Assoc., PA) and Randy Lowell (Willoughby & Hoefer, PA) testified.
Favorable Report as Amended:
H. 3234 - Residential Landlord and Tenant Act exemptions
Adjourned Debate:
H. 3647 - Time shares
House and Senate introductions are available online.
Questions related to legislation can be directed to Kali Campbell Turner at (803) 799 6653, ext. 170 or kturner@scbar.org. Additional information can be found at http://www.scstatehouse.gov/.