A Legislative Update for January 26, 2024

A Legislative Update for January 26, 2024

The topic of Judicial Reform is at the front and center of the House calendar. This week, the Ad Hoc Committee on which I serve, will meet to consider proposals […]

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S.C. House Passes Bill to Protect Children

S.C. House Passes Bill to Protect Children

As your representative, I am committed to ensuring the well-being and future of our children. The ‘Help Not Harm’ bill, which I voted in favor of, is a crucial step […]

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We Finish the Legislative Session, but Our Work is not Done

We Finish the Legislative Session, but Our Work is not Done

We concluded the first leg of the two-year legislative session on Thursday at 5 pm; however, very quickly, we will be going into extra innings as Governor Henry McMaster called […]

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Providing Choice in Education and Reforming Child Custody Laws

Providing Choice in Education and Reforming Child Custody Laws

Last Friday, I spent some time with members of the Greater Summerville Chamber of Commerce on Friday. It was a great event at the Flowertown Players Theatre. We discussed the […]

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Steps We are Taking to Protect the Pension System in South Carolina

Steps We are Taking to Protect the Pension System in South Carolina

We are back in Columbia this week, and I wanted to update you on a few pieces of legislation that we took up prior to our weeklong furlough last week. […]

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Legislative Update: The House Passed a Budget

Legislative Update: The House Passed a Budget

Last week the work of the SC House was all about the state budget! We passed a $13.8 billion budget, which now goes to the Senate for consideration. We were […]

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Legislative Update: Investing in South Carolinians

Legislative Update: Investing in South Carolinians

In week 9 of the 2023 South Carolina General Assembly, my colleagues and I made tremendous progress in several areas of importance to all South Carolinians. First, we restructured state […]

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Single Member School Districts; Protecting the 2nd Amendment; and Protecting the Sanctity of Life

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Single Member School Districts; Protecting the 2nd Amendment; and Protecting the Sanctity of Life

We have been extremely busy in the South Carolina House of Representatives over the last two weeks, but I wanted to make time to provide an update as we are […]

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: How We are ProtectingNeighborhoods and Improving Education Outcomes

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: How We are ProtectingNeighborhoods and Improving Education Outcomes

In my update last week, I mentioned that the criminal law subcommittee I sit on was tackling fentanyl distribution. My subcommittee and the Judiciary Committee, which I also sit on, […]

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Robbins Supports Bill to Increase Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution

Robbins Supports Bill to Increase Penalties for Fentanyl Distribution

Last week in the S.C. House of Representatives, we got to work. I serve on the Judiciary Committee, and specifically the Criminal Laws subcommittee. We had a subcommittee hearing to […]

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Legislative Update for the week of January 9

Legislative Update for the week of January 9

Last week marked the first week of the 2023-2024 Legislative Session. Except for a few votes last year (in special session), this is my first legislative session, and I am […]

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