Month: March 2025

South Carolina Lawmakers Propose Flat 3.99% Income Tax Rate

At a press conference on March 25, state legislative leadership including Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives Murrell Smith, Senate President Thomas Alexander, Senate Finance Chairman Harvey Peeler, House Ways and Means Chairman Bruce Bannister, and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, joined Governor Henry McMaster to announce proposed state income tax …

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View from the Dome March 21, 2025

Week ten is now complete, with just eight more weeks remaining in the legislative session. The House was on furlough this week, as it usually is the week following passage of the state budget, although several subcommittees and committees met. The Senate continued debate on tort reform On Wednesday, a subcommittee of the House Agriculture, …

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View from the Dome March 14, 2025

The House passed its version of the state budget just after midnight on Tuesday and went home for the week. The Senate continues to work on tort reform legislation. This week, the Senate adopted S. 176 (Senator Climer) regarding regulations for Certified Public Accountants (CPA) and Public Accountants. The bill modernizes the CPA Practice Act, removes barriers …

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View from the Dome March 7, 2025

Tort reform legislation took center stage in both the Senate and House this week. The House passed regulatory relief legislation and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court addressed a Joint Session. On Wednesday, a subcommittee of the House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee adopted H. 3946 (Reps. McCabe, Herbkersman, Hardee, Atkinson and others) relating to exemptions …

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