A BILL TO AMEND TITLE 6 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 39, TO ENACT THE SOUTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL-PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY ACT (C-PACE), TO PROVIDE THAT GOVERNING BODIES MAY ESTABLISH A DISTRICT BY ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING, ENCOURAGING, AND FACILITATING CLEAN ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA; TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE ORDINANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT AND OWNERS OF QUALIFYING REAL PROPERTY MAY VOLUNTARILY EXECUTE A WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMERCIAL-PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY HAS THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AN ASSESSMENT ON THE QUALIFYING REAL PROPERTY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE ASSESSMENT SHALL CONSTITUTE A C-PACE LIEN AGAINST THE QUALIFYING REAL PROPERTY UNTIL PAID, SUBJECT TO THE CONSENT OF EXISTING MORTGAGEES; TO PROVIDE HOW CLEAN ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS MAY BE FINANCED; TO PROVIDE THAT CLEAN ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS MUST MEET ALL APPLICABLE SAFETY, PERFORMANCE, INTERCONNECTION, AND RELIABILITY STANDARDS; AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2017
Last action Mar 30, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Mar 22, 2017
How they voted
40–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 42
Mar 22, 2017
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican26
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 30, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Mar 30, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-0-2)
senate
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 18, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 18, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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