South Carolina House Bill 3641 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-01-16 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Pending: House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 58-3-20, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Composition Of The Public Service Commission, So As To Revise The Membership; To Amend Section 58-3-30, Relating To The Commissioners Of The Public Service Commission, So As To Require The Commissioners And Their Employees To Attend At Least Six Hours Of Continuing Education Curriculum, And To Specify Certain Reimbursement Provisions; To Amend Section 58-3-60, Relating To The Public Service Commission, So As To Delete A Provision Forbidding The Audit Of Public Utilities; To Amend Section 58-3-190, Relating To Audits By The Office Of Regulatory Staff, So As To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Direct The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Conduct Certain Examinations; To Amend Section 58-3-200, Relating To Certain Inspections, So As To Authorize The Public Service Commission To Take Certain Actions In The Furtherance Of Its Duties; To Amend Section 58-3-225, Relating To The Conduct Of Meetings Of The Public Service Commission, So As To Require The Commissioners To Question The Parties Thoroughly During Hearings Of Contested Cases When Appropriate; To Amend Section 58-3-260, Relating To Communications With The Public Service Commission, So As To Allow The Public Utilities Review Committee And Certain Other Legislative Oversight Committees To Communicate With The Public Service Commission In Certain Circumstances; To Amend Section 58-3-530, Relating To The Public Utilities Review Committee, So As To Authorize The Nomination Of All Qualified Candidates To The Public Service Commission; And To Amend Section 58-3-560, Relating To The Election Of Members To The Public Service Commission, So As To Require The Election To Be Held Within A Certain Time Period After The Screening And Nomination Process, And To Impose Certain Nomination Qualifications.

Public Service Commission

Rep. Gary Clary [R]	Rep. Peter McCoy [R]	Rep. Weston Newton [R]	Rep. Gary Simrill [R]
Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Micajah Caskey [R]	Rep. Murrell Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-16	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-01-16	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	3	190	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	225	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	260	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	530	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	560	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	3	60	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3641&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3641_20190116.htm