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Tax Reform Fight Not Over Yet

by AIASC • December 5, 2017

The Senate may have passed their version of the tax reform bill, but the fight is not over. Because the bill differs substantially from the House version on key provisions, leaders of both chambers have assigned conferees to a House-Senate conference committee to reconcile the differences and develop a final version of the bill. AIA […]


Legislative Update – June 2017

by AIASC • June 21, 2017

The first half of the two-year legislative session saw little action on bills that didn’t relate to roads funding or the budget. Following Governor McMaster’s veto of several items in the budget, the legislators will most likely not return to Columbia until next year. Meanwhile, our practice act bill H3649 (which would clarify requirements for exempt buildings […]


AIASC Hires New Lobbyist

by AIASC • January 4, 2017

AIA South Carolina is pleased to announce that we have engaged Riley Pope & Laney to provide strategic counsel and legislative representation for the chapter before the South Carolina General Assembly, the Governor’s office, state agencies and local governments.  Members of our new lobbying team include Ted Riley, an attorney with experience in regulatory and […]


SC Lawmakers Call on 2016 Presidential Candidates to Address Climate Change

by AIASC • July 15, 2015

In an open letter to presidential candidates participating in next year’s First-in-the-South primary, a bipartisan group of State Senators are asking bidders for the White House to share their plans “to support a comprehensive energy policy that makes our nation more secure and creates a healthy energy future” that the authors state “would also foster economic growth and job […]


Jobs, Choice and Savings in South Carolina’s Solar Future

by AIASC • June 9, 2015

With the passage of the Distributed Energy Resource Program Act (the “Solar Energy bill”) last year, South Carolina became the region’s leader in adopting solar service for its residents and was immediately put in a very strong position to attract major players in the home solar service industry. One such player, Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar […]


South Carolina’s Lien Law Provisions Upheld

by AIASC • April 1, 2015

In its decision to dismiss the findings of a lower court in a recent mechanics’ lien case filed by an architect against his client for non-payment of architectural fees, the SC Supreme Court upheld an important provision of the SC mechanics’ lien law. The client’s attorneys had argued that “construction administration does not constitute an architect’s labor” under […]


AIASC Receives National Award

by AIASC • April 9, 2014

Every spring, AIA hosts the Grassroots Leadership and Legislative Conference in Washington DC.  Grassroots is an annual opportunity for AIA members around the country to gather together for three days just steps from Capitol Hill and explore how architects can connect, engage, lead and innovate – not un-coincidentally the four priorities of AIA’s Repositioning Initiative […]