South Carolina Senate Bill 1129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 26 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-05 - Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campsen, M.B.Matthews, Gambrell, Goldfinch, Harpootlian
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend Section 58-31-20 Of The 1976 South Carolina Code Of Laws To Provide A Member Of The Board Of Directors Of The Public Service Authority Shall Not Be Appointed For More Than Two Unexpired Consecutive Terms And For Education And Experience Requirements For A Board Member; To Add Section 58-31-230 To Provide That The Office Of Regulatory Staff Has Authority To Make Inspections, Audits And Examinations Of The Public Service Authority For Electric And Water Rates; To Amend Section 58-31-380 To Establish A Process To Receive Public Comment And A Public Hearing In Setting Electric Rates, And For The Office Of Regulatory Staff To Review The Proposed Rates And Comment Before The Rates Go Into Effect; To Amend Section 58-33-20 To Include The Public Service Authority In The Requirements For Utility Facility Siting; To Amend Section 58-37-40 To Delete Subsection (a)(3); And To Add Section 58-37-45 To Require The South Carolina Public Service Authority To Submit An Integrated Resource Plan To The Public Service Commission And To Provide For Plan Requirements.

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Sen. Luke Rankin [R]	Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]	Sen. Bradley Hutto [D]	Sen. Thomas McElveen [D]
Sen. Ronnie Sabb [D]	Sen. Margie Matthews [D]	Sen. Michael Gambrell [R]	Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-05	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campsen, M.B.Matthews, Gambrell, Goldfinch, Harpootlian
2020-02-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-02-26	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	31	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	31	230	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	31	380	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	33	20	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	37	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	37	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1129&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/1129_20200226.htm