City Quick Connect Podcast from the Municipal Association of South Carolina Municipal Association of SC

Scott Slatton and Casey Fields discuss the legislative action on the municipal election bill, currently amended to set the election date for all cities and towns as either the first Tuesday of April, or the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, of odd years. They also discuss the bill to allow micro-distilleries to sell liquor on Sundays and the bill to extend the tax credits of the SC Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act.

Casey Fields and Scott Slatton discuss budget provisos involving short-term rental regulation that the SC Senate had considered, the creation of a liquor liability study committee, as well as legislative action on the Abandoned Buildings Revitalization Act tax credit extension and the affordable housing property tax exemption bill.

Casey Fields and Scott Slatton talk about the upcoming Senate debate on the Senate Finance Committee version of the state budget, as well as new language being added onto the bill to extend the abandoned buildings revitalization tax credit and the military tax increment financing bill.

Casey Fields and Scott Slatton discuss the Senate Finance Committee’s version of the state budget, with provisos relating to property tax changes after the delay of 2020 Census data, State Health Plan insurance premium increases, and the 12-month break-in-service rules for retired police officers returning to work as school resource officers. They also cover the ongoing debate on the SC Ten-Year Energy Transformation Act.

Casey Fields and Scott Slatton discuss the status of the joint and several liability bill, the tort reform bill and liquor liability legislation; as well as testimony on the SC Ten-Year Energy Transformation Act. They also cover a follow-up bill to the recently passed permitless gun carry law.

Joannie Nickel and Erica Wright join the podcast to talk about the current state of the military tax increment financing bill, the 911 T-CPR bill, liquor liability legislation, the bill to increase the tort claims cap and the state budget. They also explain the Municipal Association’s new resource for local hate crimes ordinances.