South Carolina House Bill 3780 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: Passed on October 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-07 - Act No. 175
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 25 To Chapter 9, Title 58 So As To Create The "broadband Accessibility Act", To, Among Other Things, Set Forth The Broadband Authority Of Electric Cooperatives And To Set Forth The Manner In Which Broadband Networks Are Constructed; To Amend Section 33-49-20, Relating To Electric Cooperatives, So As To Define Terms; To Amend Section 33-49-150, Relating To The Authority Of The Office Of Regulatory Staff, So As To Set Forth The Office's Broadband Authority; To Amend Section 33-49-250, Relating To The Powers Of Electric Cooperatives, So As To Provide Certain Broadband Authority; By Adding Section 58-31-230 So As To Set Forth The Broadband Authority Of The Public Service Authority; And To Specify That This Act Does Not Convey Or Confer Any Implied Or Express Grant Of Authority To An Investor-owned Electric Utility To Provide Broadband Facilities Or Broadband Services. - Ratified Title

Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Program

Rep. Brian White [R]	Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]	Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D]
Rep. Laurie Funderburk [D]	Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]
Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Robert Brown [D]	Rep. David Weeks [D]	Rep. Michael Rivers [D]
Rep. Shedron Williams [D]	Rep. Wendell Gilliard [D]

2020-09-24 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-09-23 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-03 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 7) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-07		Act No. 175
2020-10-07		Effective date 09/29/20
2020-09-29		Signed By Governor
2020-09-25		Ratified R 176
2020-09-24	House	Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
2020-09-24	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2020-09-24	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2020-09-23	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2020-09-23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
2020-09-23	Senate	Read second time
2020-09-23	Senate	Amended
2020-09-23	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
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-112 Nays-0
2019-04-03	House	Read second time
2019-04-03	House	Amended
2019-04-03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
2019-04-02	House	Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
2019-04-02	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, S.Williams
2019-03-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2019-03-27	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brown, Weeks
2019-03-26	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-03-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Davis
2019-03-12	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Hewitt
2019-03-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
2019-03-06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
2019-02-06	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
2019-02-05	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
2019-01-29	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-01-29	House	Introduced and read first time

S1076 (Similar To) 2020-02-05 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
S1080 (Similar To) 2020-02-05 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
33	49	150	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	49	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
33	49	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	31	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3780&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3780_20190129.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3780_20190326.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3780_20190327.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3780_20190403.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3780_20190404.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3780_20200923.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=16248
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18076
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18105