A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 58 SO AS TO CREATE THE UTILITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMITTEE; TO REPEAL ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 58 RELATING TO THE STATE REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 8-13-935, 58-3-5, 58-9-280, 58-9-285, 58-9-2689, 58-27-2630, 58-31-20, AND 58-39-140, ALL RELATING TO UTILITIES AND THE REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT OF UTILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Jan 29, 2018
Floor votes · House Jan 24, 2018
How they voted
102–5
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 120
Jan 24, 2018
D
Democratic43
79% Yea
R
Republican77
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jan 29, 2018
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Massey, McElveen, Sabb, Gambrell, Climer
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Jan 25, 2018
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 24, 2018
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Jan 24, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-5-13)
house
Jan 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 9, 2018
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
33 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Clyburn
DDemocratic
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Sandifer
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
David J. Mack, III
DDemocratic
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Edward R. "Eddie" Tallon, Sr.
RRepublican
P
Gary E. Clary
RRepublican
P
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Jimmy C. Bales, Ed.D.
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph A. "Joe" McEachern
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Kirkman Finlay, III
RRepublican
P
Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
DDemocratic
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Marvin Pendarvis
DDemocratic
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
P. Michael "Mike" Forrester
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
William E. "Bill" Crosby
RRepublican
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