South Carolina House Bill 3614

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: Engrossed on February 1 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-01 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "rate Payer Protection Act"; By Adding Section 8-27-70 So As To Provide Definitions; By Adding Section 8-27-80 So As To Prohibit A Public Utility From Taking Adverse Employment Action Against An Employee Who Reported Wrongdoing By The Public Utility To The Office Of Regulatory Staff; And By Adding Section 8-27-90 So As To Provide Remedies If A Public Utility Takes Adverse Employment Action Against An Employee Who Reported Wrongdoing.

Rate Payer Protection Act

Rep. Russell Ott [D]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]	Rep. John West [R]	Rep. Bart Blackwell [R]
Rep. Roger Kirby [D]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Nathan Ballentine [R]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]

2023-01-31 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 114 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-01	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-02-01	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-02-01	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2023-01-31	House	Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
2023-01-31	House	Read second time
2023-01-31	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Ballentine, Williams
2023-01-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-01-26	House	Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-01-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
2023-01-18	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
2023-01-11	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2023-01-11	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
8	27	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	27	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text
8	27	90	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3614&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3614_20230111.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3614_20230127.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3614%202023-01-11%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21846