South Carolina House Bill 3272 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, To Enact The "fair Access To Residential Water Act" By Adding Section 5-31-695 So As To Provide That A Municipality May Not Charge People Who Reside Outside The Corporate Boundaries Higher Rates For Water Services Than It Charges Municipal Residents, And To Provide That A Municipality May Not Require Or Demand A Nonmunicipal Resident's Permission Or Consent To Annexation By The Municipality As A Condition For Establishing Or Maintaining Water Service; And To Provide That Out Of State Water Utilities May Not Charge South Carolina Residents An Unfair Rate For Water Services, And To Define The Term "unfair Rate".

Fair Access to Residential Water Act

Rep. Jonathon Hill [R]

Rep. Sandy McGarry [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2021-01-12	House	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2020-12-09	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
5	31	695	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3272&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3272_20201209.htm