2020 South Carolina legislative session starts today 2020 Legislative Tracker The 2020 South Carolina legislative session starts today and SC Equality is committed to advocating for bills that will bring us closer to fully protecting LGBTQ South Carolinians. We are also prepared to fight against any anti-LGBTQ bill that moves this session. Our team is at the Statehouse today and will be there for the remainder of the session fighting each and [...]

Medical marijuana’s chances in SC looking slim despite proposed changes By Andy Shain ashain@postandcourier.com Columbia Bureau Chief Mar 20, 2019 Updated Mar 20, 2019 COLUMBIA — Medical marijuana supporters amended a legislative proposal to appease concerns of South Carolina medical and law enforcement leaders, but any efforts will likely fall short unless the federal government steps in. A Senate panel led by the Statehouse’s chief medical marijuana advocate, Sen. Tom Davis, added protections on the bill Wednesday [...]

South Carolina lawmakers considering heartbeat abortion bill An extreme outright abortion ban is set for a hearing this Thursday, and we need your voice to stop it in its tracks. H.3020 is intended to ban abortion as early as 6 weeks, regardless of women’s needs and circumstances. Passing such a ban in South Carolina poses a serious threat to women’s health, freedom, and dignity. This is a far-reaching bill drafted by extremist politicians whose goal is to eliminate all abortion in South [...]