THIS WEEK IN SOUTH CAROLINA Last week marked the General Assembly's crossover deadline. Bills that did not advance from one chamber to the other by May 1 have little chance of becoming law this year.
After the crossover deadline, bills require a two-thirds vote to even be considered by the other chamber for the session that is set to end on June 2. This is the second year of a two-year session, which means that bills that don't pass this year will die on adjournment of the General Assembly.
H.4717 (Farm Aid Bill) was amended and passed by the Senate. Now the bill returns to the House which must vote to concur or not concur. If the House concurs, the bill goes to the governor for her consideration. If the House does not concur, the bill will go to a conference committee to resolve the differences in the two versions.
A Conference Committee began deliberations on H.3579 (Transportation Infrastructure). Members of the Conference Committee are Representatives Brian White (R-Anderson), Gary Simrill (R-York) and Todd Rutherford (D-Richland) and Senators Brad Hutto (D-Orangeburg), Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley) and Ray Cleary (R-Georgetown).
The State Budget Process The Senate will begin their work on the state budget tomorrow morning.
Detailed information on Clemson's 2016 state legislative and budget priorities for FY 2016-17 may be found at these links:
BILLS OF INTEREST The Clemson University Governmental Affairs office is monitoring several bills that have potential impact on Clemson. A complete listing of these bills may be found here. Click on the bill number for a description of the legislation, along with the bill's current status.
CLEMSON ON CAPITOL HILL The United States House and Senate are on recess this week. FYI
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