South Carolina Senate Bill 218

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 10 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "ratepayer Protection Act"; To Amend Section 58-5-240, Relating To Filing Schedules Of Proposed Rates And The Like For Gas, Heat, Water, Sewage Collection And Disposal, And Street Railway Companies, So As To Require The Public Service Commission To Suspend The Process By Which A Public Utility Seeks A Change In Rate, Toll, Rental, Charge, Or Classification During A Declared State Of Emergency; And To Amend Section 58-27-870, Relating To Filing Schedules Of Proposed Rates And The Like For Electric Utilities, So As To Require The Public Service Commission To Suspend The Process By Which A Public Utility Seeks A Change In Rate, Toll, Rental, Charge, Or Classification During A Declared State Of Emergency.

Ratepayer Protection Act

Sen. Maymia McLeod [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-10	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2023-01-10	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2022-11-30	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2022-11-30	Senate	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
58	27	870	(n/a)	See Bill Text
58	5	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0218&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/218_20223011.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/218_20221130.htm