Tim Scott is a Fiscal Conservative
As a fiscal conservative, Tim Scott’s voting record speaks for itself. He is a believer in small government with spending oversight components firmly in place to ensure we have a government that works for the people of our great state and not the other way around. He is ready to take this same mentality to Washington for the citizens of the 1st district.
During his 13 years as a part of the Charleston County Council, he NEVER voted to increase taxes. As Chairman of the Council and part of the Economic Development Committee, he helped recruit over 20,000 jobs.
Tim will bring this same tenacity for entrepreneurialship to the US House of Representative and will work to write laws that benefit the citizens of the 1st district of South Carolina.
Fiscal Conservative Voting Record - SC House Legislative Bills
H 3396 General Reserve Fund (click for full text)
Supported the bill to increase the amount of state general fund money being held in the General Reserve Fund from 3 to 5%. This was an important step in fiscal responsibility for SC.
H 3415 SC Tax Realignment Commission Establishment (click for full text)
This was important step for Tim in his goal to attract businesses and individuals to locate, live, work and invest in SC without the burden of extreme taxes and fees.
H 3458 State Department Audit (click for full text)
This bill provided an opportunity for the State Budget and Control Board to engage a qualified independent auditing and consulting firm to conduct a financial and management audit of the SC State Department of Education and other related entities such as school districts.
H 3540 SC Truth in Spending Act (click for full text)
This bill was another important step in government spending transparency. Each agency, department and institution of state government and each local governmental entity must maintain a detailed transaction register of all funds expended each month and post that register online. They must also post all credit card statements and credit card statements issued to public officials and employees for public use. They will also provide an annual list of full-time employees grouped by class along with the number of fulltime positions in each class and the average salary for each class.
H 3576 Fee Oversight (click for full text)
Tim supported this bill to ensure no state agency, department or entity may administratively increase or implement a fee for performing a service or function, or civil penalty or fine for failure to comply with a requirement or provision without approval.
