A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-37-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT "OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES" MEANS INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN BY AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY FOR THE LONG-TERM ADVANCEMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CLEAN ENERGY BENEFITS RESULTING FROM OFFSHORE WIND, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION MAY ADOPT PROCEDURES THAT ENCOURAGE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION TO INVEST IN OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE COST RECOVERY FOR ENERGY SUPPLIERS AND DISTRIBUTORS WHO INVEST IN OFFSHORE WIND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES THAT ARE REASONABLY EXPECTED TO RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURING AND DEPLOYMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2017
Committee Review
May 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 9, 2017
Last action May 2, 2018
Floor votes · House Apr 3, 2018
How they voted
103–1
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 121
Apr 3, 2018
D
Democratic43
74% Yea
R
Republican78
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Apr 16, 2018
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Massey, McElveen, Sabb, Gambrell, Climer
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 3, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-1-17)
house
Mar 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
May 9, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
48 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Alan D. Clemmons
RRepublican
P
Anne Thayer
RRepublican
P
Ashley Trantham
RRepublican
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bruce Bannister
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
P
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Eric M. Bedingfield
RRepublican
P
Gary E. Clary
RRepublican
P
Gregory D. "Greg" Duckworth
RRepublican
P
J. Derham Cole, Jr.
RRepublican
P
J. Gary Simrill
RRepublican
P
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jay Jordan
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Joshua A. Putnam
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Kirkman Finlay, III
RRepublican
P
L. Kit Spires
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Mandy Powers Norrell
DDemocratic
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Nancy Mace
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
Neal Collins
RRepublican
P
Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Phillip Lowe
RRepublican
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Raye Felder
RRepublican
P
Robert L. Ridgeway, III
DDemocratic
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Tim McGinnis
RRepublican
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Will Wheeler
DDemocratic
P
William Scott Cogswell, Jr.
RRepublican
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