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Published: Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 / Updated: Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 05:15 PM

Here’s what we did in Columbia

What legislators did in Columbia

The First Regular Session of the 120th Session of the South Carolina General Assembly convened on Tuesday, Jan. 8. I hope that the following information will prove useful to you.

As the House begins its legislative session, the body operates under the rules it adopted with resolution H.3001, at last month’s organizational session, including a rules change that revises the composition of the House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee by increasing its size from six members to ten and providing for representation on the committee to be divided equally between the majority and minority parties.

The House of Representatives Legislative Ethics Committee, which is elected by the House membership to address allegations of unethical conduct involving current and former House Members, House candidates, and House officers and staff, is composed, under the revised rules, of five House Members who are from the majority party and five House Members who are from a minority party or who have no party affiliation.

The Chairman of the Ethics Committee must be one of the five members from the majority party and is elected by the members of the Ethics Committee. The other officers of the Ethics Committee are also elected by the committee’s membership, but are not required to be affiliated with a particular party.

Please feel free to contact my office in the Blatt Building, via email, letter or call and visit our outstanding website at schouse.gov where you will find online publications, facts on the South Carolina Legislature, its members, voting records, acts, bills, government contact information and much more.

Thank you for allowing me to serve District 26 and the fine citizens of York County.

Rep. Raye Felder

S.C. House District 26