Rep. Gary Simrill explains the S.C. House and Congressional restructuring bills and what they mean for York County. … [Read more...]

Rep. Gary Simrill discusses the the appropriations bill that was approved only recently by the Senate and the redistricting plans that will be looked later this month. … [Read more...]

Rep. Gary Simrill talks about the immigration reform bill that makes South Carolina's stance on illegal immigration one of the strongest in the nation. … [Read more...]

Rep. Gary Simrill discusses this week's vote on Amazon, a vote that resulted in passage of the temporary tax exemption for the online distributor. … [Read more...]

Rep. Gary Simrill discusses why it was the right decision to deny Amazon exemption from collecting sales taxes. … [Read more...]

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Rep. Gary Simrill discusses Voter ID legislation in the House this week and how it will maintain the integrity of South Carolina's voting system. … [Read more...]

This year, our budget will focus on the core functions of government, such as law enforcement, the court system, education, and roads. We're also keeping our budget under control by putting spending caps on what we can do in the future, thus ensuring that we don't get in this trouble again. Please play my video below to hear more about this important issue. Thanks! … [Read more...]

This week in the senate, we debated spending caps for state government. The problem with the current system is that it has become too easy to spend taxpayer dollars, so a barrier to raise taxes must be implemented to prevent gross spending excesses. The current economic downturn has forced state government to function on less dollars, which is something we need to also do in times of economic prosperity. … [Read more...]

Rep. Gary Simrill discusses the charter school bill that was debated in the House this week. Charter schools are public schools, and the charter schools affected by this bill are part of the state-sponsored charter school district. The district was created in 2005 by Republicans as a way to free charter schools from excessive burdens imposed by some local school districts. … [Read more...]