South Carolina House Bill 4261 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)
Status: Engrossed on April 4 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-04 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 58-31-25 So As To Provide That Major Utility Facilities Of The Public Service Authority Must Be Submitted To The Public Service Commission For Approval In The Manner Determined By Law; By Adding Article 7 To Chapter 31, Title 58 So As To Establish Certain Mandatory Procedures That The Public Service Authority Must Follow Prior To Revising Any Of Its Board-approved Retail Rate Schedules For Residential, Lighting, Commercial, Or Industrial Customers In A Manner That Results In A Rate Increase; By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 31, Title 58 So As To Create The "south Carolina Public Service Authority Review And Oversight Commission", And To Define The Commission's Composition, Powers, Duties, And Responsibilities; To Amend Section 58-31-20, Relating To The Public Service Authority Board Of Directors And Its Advisory Board, So As To Require The Public Service Authority To Submit Annual Audits To The Advisory Board And To The South Carolina Public Service Authority Review And Oversight Commission, And To Require The Live Streaming Of Board And Committee Meetings; To Amend Section 58-31-30, Relating To The Powers Of The Public Service Authority, So As To Require The Public Service Commission To Approve The Public Service Authority's Construction Of Any Major Utility Facility; And To Amend Section 58-33-20, Relating To Definitions Applicable To Chapter 33, Title 58, So As To Revise The Definitions Of "major Utility Facility" And "person".

Utility facilities

Rep. Peter McCoy [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]	Rep. Russell Ott [D]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]
Rep. Gary Simrill [R]	Rep. James Lucas [R]	Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. David Weeks [D]

2019-04-03 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 105 N: 1 NV: 13 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-04		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-04-04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2019-04-04	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2019-04-04	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2019-04-03	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1
2019-04-03	House	Read second time
2019-04-03	House	Amended
2019-04-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
2019-04-02	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
2019-03-28	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine
2019-03-26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
2019-03-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, R.Williams
2019-03-19	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-19	House	Introduced and read first time

S1163 (Similar To) 2020-03-11 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	31	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	31	25	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	31	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	33	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4261&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4261_20190319.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4261_20190326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4261_20190403.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4261_20190404.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16247