On May 21, the SCDOT Commission approved investment levels and 735 miles of ranked projects for inclusion in the FY26-27 pavement program. In the upcoming fiscal year, $719 million will…
The state’s FY26-27 general appropriations bill is heading to conference committee. Representatives Bruce Bannister (R-Greenville), Davey Hiott (R-Pickens), and Jackie Hayes (D-Dillon) will serve as the House conferees for the…
The SCDOT Modernization conference committee met briefly this week to sort through the SCDOT Modernization bill (S.831) and was able to reach an agreement rather quickly. Conferees included Senators Larry…
Roads and bridges continue to rank among the top concerns for voters on both sides of the aisle. Potholes and traffic don’t care about political affiliation. This week, the South…
Bills Provide Practical Reforms for Better Transportation Outcomes The work of the House SCDOT Modernization Ad Hoc Committee made clear through months of public input that state and local governments…
The Ways & Means Committee passed SCDOT modernization bills (S.831) and (H.5071) out of full committee this week. You will recall that the Senate overwhelmingly passed its version of SCDOT…
SC House Tracking List View our interactive listing of filings for the SC House of Representatives below. You can sort by header and we will update this list accordingly with…
This week, a flurry of resolutions were introduced in the House and Senate proposing temporary suspensions of South Carolina’s gas tax to ease pain at the pump as fuel prices…
Progress Not Without Challenges The Senate Transportation Committee, chaired by Senator Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley), met last week to hear from Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell about the State of the…
SCFOR applauds the Senate’s passage this week of SCDOT modernization legislation (S.831), sponsored by Senator Larry Grooms (R-Berkeley). The bill delivers comprehensive, forward-looking policy reforms that modernize how South Carolina…
