Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Programs (C-PACE)
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY AND RESILIENCE ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 39 TO TITLE 6 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, CREATE AND ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE FOR APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION, ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR ASSESSING AND COLLECTING LIENS, PROVIDE FINANCING, AND TO DEVELOP STANDARDS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Failed
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Jan 20, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Jan 20, 2026
How they voted
17–26
Failed · 1 other
Total votes 44
Jan 20, 2026
D
Democratic12
83% Yea
R
Republican32
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Jan 20, 2026
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (17-26-1)
senate
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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