Christian Life and Public Affairs

On Wednesday, January 28, House Majority Leader Davey Hiott (R-Pickens) recommitted the Casino bill (H4176)  from the House floor to the House Ways and Means Committee.  This means the push to establish a casino along the I-95 corridor is over for this legislative session.  This is not the last we will see of the casino

SCBaptist FINAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FOR THE 2024 SESSION As expected, the last week of the 2024 Legislative session produced a flurry of bills that moved back and forth between the Senate and the House.  The final results reflect a good session for the passage of conservative legislation and for the defeat of harmful bills that

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Tomorrow begins the final three days of the 2024 Legislative Session.  Any bill that fails to pass by 5:00pm on Thursday, May 9 will have to start over during the 2025 session.  On Thursday of last week, late in the session the Do No Harm bill passed the Senate!  The vote was 27-8,

SCBC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Good news this week from the State House.  H4624 (Do No Harm) made it to the Senate floor.  The Senate gave the bill second reading and began debate before having to adjourn so many of the members could attend a Judiciary Committee meeting. The bill will be taken

SCBC LEGISLATIVE UPDATE4/24/2024 The 2024 South Carolina Legislative Session will end two weeks from this Thursday.  This week the Senate is hard at work on the budget, but beginning this Tuesday, April 30,legislation that has languished will be rushed to the floor for the final two weeks.  The good news is, H4624, the Do No Harm bill

SCBC ACTION ALERT PLEASE CONTACT SENATORS ON THE JUDICARY COMMITTEE This Wednesday afternoon, April 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider H4231 (Sunday Alcohol Sales). I realize Blue Laws are part of a lost era where our culture had broad agreement that Sunday is to be a sacred day of worship and rest.  I imagine

SCBC PUBLIC POLICY ALERT Pastors Encouraged to Attend Statehouse Rally for Judicial Reform One of the resolutions passed by the South Carolina Baptist Convention in November of 2023 urged our legislators to pass a bill that would reform the appointment process for judges.  Concerning the need for judicial reform, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson

Last week, it looked as if the SC Senate was poised to pass HB4624 banning all gender reassignment procedures (puberty blockers, cross hormone treatments, gender reassignment surgery) for minors.   Now, it looks like the bill might be in jeopardy of not coming to the floor for a vote.  There are other bills that have moved ahead