SC H4448 | 2009-2010 | 118th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 8 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-08 - Act No. 258
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on July 8 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-08 - Act No. 258
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 58-5-380, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRIC AND GAS SERVICES TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER FOR NONPAYMENT OF BILL, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE GAS UTILITIES TO IMPLEMENT PREPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BY FACILITATING CONSUMER AWARENESS OF ENERGY USE AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES AND TO ALLOW THE GAS UTILITIES TO INTERRUPT SERVICE WHEN THE PREPAID ACCOUNT BALANCE IS ZERO IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET, AND ALLOW ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE; BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-250 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO IMPLEMENT PREPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BY FACILITATING CONSUMER AWARENESS OF ENERGY USE AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES AND TO ALLOW THE UTILITIES TO INTERRUPT SERVICE WHEN THE PREPAID ACCOUNT BALANCE IS ZERO IF CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET, AND ALLOW ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE; BY ADDING SECTION 58-31-460 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY TO IMPLEMENT PREPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BY FACILITATING CONSUMER AWARENESS OF ENERGY USE AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES AND TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY TO INTERRUPT SERVICE WHEN THE PREPAID ACCOUNT BALANCE IS ZERO; BY ADDING SECTION 33-49-255 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TO IMPLEMENT PREPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BY FACILITATING CONSUMER AWARENESS OF ENERGY USE AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES AND TO ALLOW THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES TO INTERRUPT SERVICE WHEN THE PREPAID ACCOUNT BALANCE IS ZERO; AND BY ADDING SECTION 5-31-690 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AND GAS SYSTEMS TO IMPLEMENT PREPAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN SUCH A MANNER THAT WILL PROMOTE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION BY FACILITATING CONSUMER AWARENESS OF ENERGY USE AND THE CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES AND TO ALLOW THE SYSTEMS TO INTERRUPT SERVICE WHEN THE PREPAID ACCOUNT BALANCE IS ZERO. - ratified title
Title
Authorize Municipal Electric And Gas Systems To Implement Prepayment Programs For Residential Customers In Such A Manner That Will Promote Energy Efficiency And Conservation By Facilitating Consumer Awareness Of Energy Use And The Conservation Of Energy Resources And To Allow The Systems To Interrupt Service When The Prepaid Account Balance Is Zero. - Ratified Title
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2010-07-08 | Act No. 258 | |
2010-07-02 | Effective date 06/11/10 | |
2010-06-11 | Signed By Governor | |
2010-06-07 | Ratified R 327 | |
2010-06-02 | Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-1 HJ-59 | |
2010-06-02 | Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-59 | |
2010-05-28 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
2010-05-27 | Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-24 | |
2010-05-27 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
2010-05-26 | Read second time SJ-70 | |
2010-05-26 | Committee Amendment Amended and Adopted SJ-70 | |
2010-05-19 | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary SJ-35 | |
2010-03-05 | Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campbell | |
2010-03-02 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-19 | |
2010-03-02 | Introduced and read first time SJ-19 | |
2010-02-26 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
2010-02-26 | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2 | |
2010-02-25 | Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-23 | |
2010-02-25 | Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1 HJ-22 | |
2010-02-25 | Read second time HJ-22 | |
2010-02-25 | Amended HJ-19 | |
2010-02-25 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hodges | |
2010-02-24 | Debate adjourned until Thursday, February 25, 2010 HJ-20 | |
2010-02-24 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Allison, Wylie, R.L.Brown, Whipper, Weeks | |
2010-02-23 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman | |
2010-02-18 | Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 23, 2010 HJ-33 | |
2010-02-18 | Amended HJ-28 | |
2010-02-18 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard, Ott, Jefferson | |
2010-02-17 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gambrell, King, Viers, Bannister | |
2010-02-16 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers, Allen, V.S.Moss, Whitmire, Littlejohn, G.R.Smith, Hayes, Cobb-Hunter, J.R.Smith, Brantley | |
2010-02-08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
2010-02-04 | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-10 | |
2010-02-04 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: H.B.Brown, Kirsh, Forrester, Rice, Anderson, D.C.Smith, Nanney, Vick, Stewart, T.R.Young | |
2010-02-03 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hearn, Pinson, Bales, Clemmons, Toole, D.C.Moss, Ballentine, Willis, Huggins, Long, Simrill | |
2010-02-02 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Agnew, Duncan, M.A.Pitts, Neilson, Brady, Gunn, Lowe, Funderburk, Hardwick, Mitchell | |
2010-01-28 | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2 | |
2010-01-28 | Introduced and read first time HJ-2 |
Same As/Similar To
S1096 (Similar To) 2010-04-13 - Act No. 141
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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33 | 49 | 255 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
5 | 31 | 690 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
58 | 27 | 250 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
58 | 31 | 460 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
58 | 37 | 50 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
58 | 5 | 380 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
8 | 21 | 310 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
South Carolina State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4448&session=118 |