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House advances several measures by unanimous consent, recalls a bill to a different committee and changes Wednesday start time
Summary
During the floor session members approved multiple unanimous-consent requests to move or reprioritize bills, agreed to recall House Bill 3845 from the Education Committee to LCI, postponed debate on House Bill 3767 for two weeks, and set a regular 10 a.m. start for future Wednesday floor sessions.
The South Carolina House of Representatives approved multiple unanimous-consent requests to alter how bills are handled on the calendar, recalled one bill to a different committee, and approved a short postponement of debate on another bill. Members also agreed to return to a regular 10 a.m. start time on Wednesdays for floor sessions.
Representative Bannister asked that Senate Joint Resolution 253 go without reference and told the chamber it "requires the comptroller general and the treasurer's office and the department of administration to start putting in place the Alex partner recommendation for the operations of those offices." The House granted the request without objection.
Representative Patilino asked that a local Clarendon County bill designating voting precincts go without reference; the body approved that request without objection.
Representative Mitchell moved to adjourn debate on House Bill 3767 (a local bill tied to Darlington) "for two weeks." The motion carried by voice vote; the transcript records the motion and that the ayes prevailed.
Representative Mitchell also requested that a local bill dealing with appointments of board members in Kershaw County go without reference; members approved that request without objection after members confirmed the bill affects only Kershaw County.
Representative Gatch requested unanimous consent to recall House Bill 3845 from the Education Committee and to refer it to the LCI Committee, saying the bill "is about relocation of cable lines with regards to cable companies." The House granted the recall and referral without objection.
Separately, the chamber received multiple committee reports and introductions of new bills across committees (Judiciary, Education, Ways and Means, LCI and others), which were placed on the calendar for future consideration. The House Leader also announced a scheduling change: floor sessions on Wednesdays will resume a regular 10 a.m. start time going forward.
Most of the floor actions recorded in the transcript were procedural (committee reports, referrals and unanimous-consent moves); the transcript does not include full bill texts or roll-call vote tallies for these items.
