Storm Damage Recovery
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1105, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY" AND TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO INCLUDE STORM RECOVERY COSTS FOR HURRICANE HELENE IN ITS COST OF CAPITAL FROM THE DATE OF THE STORM THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF STORM RECOVERY BONDS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1110, RELATING TO THE PETITION FOR FINANCING ORDER AND REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO DEFER THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A FINANCING ORDER, AND PROVIDE FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY RETAINED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed Mar 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2025 · House Mar 10, 2025
How they voted
41–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 45
Mar 4, 2025
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican33
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2025
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
lower
Mar 10, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-19)
house
Mar 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar without reference
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-0-4)
senate
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen, Massey, Adams, Devine, Elliott, Ott
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Billy Garrett
RRepublican
P
Jeffrey Graham
DDemocratic
P
Luke Rankin
RRepublican
P
Thomas Alexander
RRepublican
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