Bill Text: SC H5090 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Payment of Utility Bill at Drive-Through Window
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-14 - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry [H5090 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2023-H5090-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
Bill 5090
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 58-1-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE A UTILITY THAT OFFERS A DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO PERMIT A CUSTOMER TO MAKE A PAYMENT AT ITS DRIVE-THROUGH WINDOW, AND TO PROVIDE WHAT CONSTITUTES A "UTILITY".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 58-1-70. If a utility offers a drive-through window for customer service, that utility must permit a customer to make a payment to the utility at its drive-through window. For purposes of this section, "utility" is an entity that directly provides electricity, water, or wastewater services to the citizens of this State and is: (1) regulated by the Public Service Commission; (2) the Public Service Authority; (3) an electrical cooperative; (4) a county or a municipality established pursuant to authority granted in Title 4 of the South Carolina Code of Laws; or (5) a local governmental entity established pursuant to authority granted in Title 5 or Title 6 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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