A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE MEMBERSHIP; TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-30, RELATING TO THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND AT LEAST SIX HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM; TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-225, RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF MEETINGS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONERS TO QUESTION THE PARTIES THOROUGHLY DURING HEARINGS OF CONTESTED CASES WHEN APPROPRIATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-260, RELATING TO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE AND CERTAIN OTHER LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Feb 20, 2018
Floor votes · House Feb 15, 2018
How they voted
106–1
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 121
Feb 15, 2018
D
Democratic43
90% Yea
R
Republican78
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 20, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Feb 20, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
Feb 20, 2018
House · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
Feb 15, 2018
House · Amendment adopted
Amended
Feb 15, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (106-1-14)
Jan 10, 2018
House · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Jan 9, 2018
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Jan 9, 2018
House · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
Nov 9, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
41 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
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
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
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
P
James E. Smith, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Jimmy C. Bales, Ed.D.
DDemocratic
P
Joseph A. "Joe" McEachern
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Kirkman Finlay, III
RRepublican
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Linda "Lin" Bennett
RRepublican
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
P. Michael "Mike" Forrester
RRepublican
P
Patsy G. Knight
DDemocratic
P
Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Robert L. Brown
DDemocratic
P
Ronald "Ronnie" Young
RRepublican
P
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Russell Ott
DDemocratic
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Sylleste Davis
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
V. Stephen "Steve" Moss
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
P
William E. "Bill" Crosby
RRepublican
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