H.3529 sought to prohibit communities from adopting local ordinances affecting disposable containers, specifically plastic bags and Styrofoam.

In response to the floods of 2015-2016, Speaker Lucas (R-Darlington) and Representatives Hiott (R-Pickens), V.S. Moss (R-Cherokee), Pitts (R-Laurens), West (R-Anderson), and Crosby (R-Charleston) and several House members introduced H.3218, which sought to update the dam safety law to give…

H. 3653 sought to give industries immunity from nuisance suits from their neighbors. Nuisance laws allow citizens to take legal action to protect their property and quality of life from from excessive light, noise and odor pollution that comes from…

The Automatic Stay is an important pause button that goes into effect when a permit decision is challenged, but before the permit is issued, in the Administrative Law Court (ALC). This stay has paused activities that may have done irreparable…

H.4809 lengthens the cooling-off period that a Commissioner has to wait before being able to take a job with a utility company from 1 Year to 4 Years.

H.4776 lengthens the cooling-off period that a Commissioner has to wait before being able to take a job with a utility company from 1 Year to 3 Years.

S. 947 lengthens the cooling-off period that a Commissioner has to wait before being able to take a job with a utility company from 1 Year to 4 Years.

H. 4260 provides protections for employees of a public utility who report wrongdoing by the utility and to provide remedies for employees who are dismissed or suffer adverse employment actions because of a report or wrongdoing.

H.3641 requires the commissioners and their employees to attend at least six hours of continuing education curriculum and directs the office of regulatory staff to conduct certain examinations.

This bill directs DHEC to charge a surcharge of thirty dollars per ton on any coal combustion residuals transferred to a landfill.