Posted on 01/10/2024 9:41:00 AM PST by Perseverando
Republican and Democratic leaders in the South Carolina House of Representatives are pushing a rules change that would limit floor debate on legislation – curtailing the ability of individual lawmakers (and groups of lawmakers) to hold up bills they don’t like.
Sources familiar with the proposed rules change say it cleared both the GOP and Democratic House legislative caucuses on Tuesday (January 9, 2024) and is set to be introduced in the House rules committee later this week.
This news outlet was not immediately able to verify whether the partisan caucuses discussed the issue on Tuesday as those gatherings are conducted behind closed doors. However, members of the S.C. Freedom Caucus – a group which would be significantly constrained by the proposed change – were reportedly preparing a statement in opposition to the measure.
According to our sources, the proposed rules change would grant the current GOP majority leader – Davey Hiott – and his Democratic counterpart, Todd Rutherford, the authority to select ten (10) amendments apiece for each bill which comes to the floor of the House for a vote.
All other amendments would be ruled out of order – and dismissed without a vote.
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