Rate Payer Protection Act
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "RATE PAYER PROTECTION ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-80 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC UTILITY FROM TAKING ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED WRONGDOING BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY TO THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF; AND BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE REMEDIES IF A PUBLIC UTILITY TAKES ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED WRONGDOING.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2023
Last action Feb 1, 2023
Floor votes · House Jan 31, 2023
How they voted
114–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 123
Jan 31, 2023
D
Democratic35
91% Yea
R
Republican88
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Jan 31, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (114-0-9)
house
Jan 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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