Committee Will Be First in the Country to Exclusively Study AI (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Speaker Murrell Smith (District 67) has announced the formation of a new House Committee to be led by Representative Jeff Bradley (District 123) which will study Artificial Intelligence (AI), cybercrime, and cybersecurity in South Carolina. While this new technology is being…
House Passes Bills to Streamline Adoption
Five Bills Aimed at Reforming System Now Head to Senate (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Speaker Murrell Smith (District 67- Sumter) issued the following statement after the South Carolina House of Representatives passed a collection of five adoption-related bills, all of which he sponsored. Smith emphasized his commitment to prioritizing adoption-related legislation since the start of his…
SC House Re-Elects Murrell Smith as Speaker
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Speaker Murrell Smith (District 67- Sumter) delivered remarks on the House floor this afternoon after being re-elected to serve as the 61st Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Murrell Smith was first elected to be Speaker of the House on April 28, 2022 and began his term on May 12,…
Speaker Smith Supports Fiscal Responsibility Constitutional Amendments
Two Amendments Will Be Presented to SC Voters on Election Day 2022 (COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Speaker Murrell Smith (District 67- Sumter) issued the following statement in support of the Constitutional Amendments that will be presented to South Carolina voters on November 8, 2022: “A “yes” vote on the two upcoming constitutional amendments is a vote…
Speaker Smith, State Leaders Join SCDOT for I-26 Project Groundbreaking
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – House Speaker Murrell Smith (District 67- Sumter) joined Governor Henry McMaster, South Carolina Secretary of Transportation Christy Hall, and other state leaders to celebrate the kickoff of the accelerated construction project to widen 70 miles of I-26 between Charleston and Columbia. This project, and its accelerated status, is a result of this year’s…