South Carolina Senate Bill 344 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-06 - Referred to Subcommittee: Senn (ch), Matthews, McLeod, Garrett, M.Johnson
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, 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]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]	Sen. Margie Matthews [D]	Sen. Michael Fanning [D]
Sen. Darrell Jackson [D]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Richard Harpootlian [D]	Sen. Vernon Stephens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-06	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Senn (ch), Matthews, McLeod, Garrett, M.Johnson
2021-01-12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2021-01-12	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-12-09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2020-12-09	Senate	Prefiled

H3683 (Similar To) 2021-01-26 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
H4149 (Similar To) 2021-04-29 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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=0344&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/344_20201209.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/fiscalimpactstatements/S0344%202021-01-12%20introduced.pdf