A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 58 SO AS TO CREATE THE UTILITY OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPOSITION, DUTIES, AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMITTEE; TO REPEAL ARTICLE 5, CHAPTER 3, TITLE 58 RELATING TO THE STATE REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE; AND TO AMEND SECTIONS 8-13-935, 58-3-5, 58-9-280, 58-9-285, 58-9-2689, 58-27-2630, 58-31-20, AND 58-39-140, ALL RELATING TO UTILITIES AND THE REGULATION AND OVERSIGHT OF UTILITIES, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2018
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Jan 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2018
Last action Jan 29, 2018
Floor votes · House Jan 24, 2018
How they voted
102–5
Passed · 13 other
Total votes 120
Jan 24, 2018
D
Democratic43
79% Yea
R
Republican77
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
2
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jan 29, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Massey, McElveen, Sabb, Gambrell, Climer
Jan 25, 2018
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Jan 25, 2018
Senate · Introduced
Introduced and read first time
Jan 25, 2018
House · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
Jan 24, 2018
House · Amendment adopted
Amended
Jan 24, 2018
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (102-5-13)
Jan 10, 2018
House · Reported by committee
Committee report: Favorable with amendment 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
33 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
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Bill Clyburn
DDemocratic
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Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Sandifer
RRepublican
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
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
Jimmy C. Bales, Ed.D.
DDemocratic
P
John King
DDemocratic
P
Joseph A. "Joe" McEachern
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Jefferson
DDemocratic
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Katherine E. "Katie" Arrington
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Kirkman Finlay, III
RRepublican
P
Leola C. Robinson-Simpson
DDemocratic
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
P
Marvin Pendarvis
DDemocratic
P
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
P
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
P
P. Michael "Mike" Forrester
RRepublican
P
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
P
Peter M. McCoy, Jr.
RRepublican
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Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
William E. "Bill" Crosby
RRepublican
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