Bills Assigned to Keyword - Utilities (20)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 6/21/2024


H 3175 Allows additional municipal councilmembers to represent nonresident water/sewer customersSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows the election of additional members to a municipal council to represent nonresident residential municipal water and sewer customers when these customers are charged higher rates for these utilities than residential customers within the municipal boundaries. This bill limits the matters where these special council members are allowed to vote on utility operations and the procedure to elect these members.
Sponsor: Chip Huggins House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowen Status Date: 2/26/2013
Keywords: General Governance Sewer Utilities Water
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H 3290 Business Freedom to Choose Act (flow control) 03.21.2013 The Senate Medical Affairs committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments provide protection for counties that have issued bonds related to development of landfills and states that this legislation in no way hinders the local government’s ability to determine through zoning where landfills are located and does not change the local government’s ability to refuse waste from outside its jurisdiction. The amendment also requires that a covered material process facility must submit a report to DHEC and must prove financial responsibility. 02.13.2013 A Senate Medical Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill and replaces it the language from S203. S203 prohibits counties from restricting the flow of waste coming into or leaving the county.01.22.2013 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment clarifies that the bill does not impact local governments' bonded indebtedness or ability to contract for services to handle waste.01.16.2013 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs I subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a county from passing an ordinance that restricts solid waste disposal at a permitted facility or impedes the development or implementation of a recycling program.
Sponsor: Kenneth A. "Kenny" Bingham House Com: ANREA Senate Com: MA
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 4/12/2013
Keywords: General Governance Utilities
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H 3295 Requires the burial of electric utility linesSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires an electrical utility operating in the state to bury all of its new electrical power lines installed within municipal boundaries after January 2, 2014. The bill also requires all utilities to bury existing power lines before January 1, 2021.
Sponsor: Christopher R. "Chris" Hart House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2013
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 3408 Restructures the law related to tampering with electric, gas and water metersSummary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the penalties related to altering, tampering with or bypassing electric, gas or water meters and provides graduated penalties for violations of the statutes.
Sponsor: William E. "Bill" Sandifer III House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/23/2013
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities Water
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H 3425 Energy System Freedom of Ownership Act 02.19.2013 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a third party to sell electricity produced by a renewable energy facility.
Sponsor: James E. Smith, Jr. House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander Status Date: 2/26/2013
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 3484 Requires the Public Service Commission to obtain a fiscal impact statement on regulationsSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the Public Service Commission to obtain a fiscal impact statement from the State Budget office prior to the submission of a regulation by the commission for General Assembly review.   
Sponsor: William E. "Bill" Sandifer III House Com: LCI Senate Com: LCI
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 3/7/2013
Keywords: Utilities
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H 3568 Restructures the penalties for tampering with utility meters 03.19.2013 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee several weeks ago.03.06.2013 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report  with an amendment. The amendment increases penalties for tampering with meters to grow controlled substances.Summary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the penalties for altering, tampering with or bypassing electric, gas or water meters.
Sponsor: J. David Weeks House Com: LCI Senate Com: Judy
Status: Act No. 23 Status Date: 5/13/2013
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities Water
Passed
H 3834 Allows an income tax credit for a solar energy system04.08.2014 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.04.03.2014 The House Ways and Means Sales and Income Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment strikes all of the bill and inserts the langauge from S329.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an income and other specified tax credit for 25 percent of the total cost of a solar energy system placed in service in 2013 through 2018. 
Sponsor: Dwight A. Loftis House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 4/30/2014
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 3859 Allows a transfer of water companiesSummary of the bill as introduced: Outlines a procedure from the results of a referendum where water service provided to a specified unincorporated area of a county by a private water company maybe transferred to another provider, including another private company or political subdivision.
Sponsor: Don C. Bowen House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/21/2013
Keywords: Utilities Water
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H 4125 Prohibits a municipality from requiring annexation as a condition to providing utility servicesSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality from requiring annexation as a condition precedent to providing utility services.
Sponsor: Wendy K. Nanney House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 5/15/2013
Keywords: Annexation Utilities
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H 4131 Prohibits a municipality from requiring annexation as a condition to providing utility servicesSummary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality from requiring annexation as a condition precedent to providing utility services.
Sponsor: G. Murrell Smith, Jr. House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 5/15/2013
Keywords: Annexation Utilities
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H 5005 Removes the requirement of a vote to sell a water system05.20.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over.05.14.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments do not make substantive changes to the bill.04.08.2014 The House 3M committee gave this bill a favorable report.04.03.2014 The House 3M Local Government and Corrections Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced:Provides that a referendum and favorable vote of the municipal electorate is not required for the sale of a municipal water system.
Sponsor: Bruce W. Bannister House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Turner Status Date: 5/2/2014
Keywords: Utilities Water
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H 5182 Allows public utilities to use easementsSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows a public utility to use easements related to public highways or roads for purposes to that utility if granted a permit by the state or local government entity and satisfaction of other conditions.
Sponsor: David R. Hiott House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 5/13/2014
Keywords: Utilities
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S 0203 Business Freedom to Choose Act (flow control)Summary of the bill as introduced: Makes a county ordinance that restricts solid waste disposal at a permitted facility or impedes the development or implementation of a recycling program inconsistent with state law.
Sponsor: Daniel B. "Danny" Verdin III House Com: Senate Com: MA
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs Status Date: 1/9/2013
Keywords: General Governance Utilities
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S 0274 Restructures the law related to tampering with electric, gas and water meters 04.09.2013 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.20.2013 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment increases penalties for tampering with meters to grow controlled substances.Summary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the penalties related to altering, tampering with or bypassing electric, gas or water meters and provides graduated penalties for violations of the statutes.
Sponsor: Larry A. Martin House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/24/2013
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities Water
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S 0344 Initiates a feasibility study on energySummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the Public Service Commission to initiate a joint feasibility study into the advantages of conveying the South Carolina Public Service Authority to Duke Energy or another suitable electrical utility. This bill also requires a study that examines and forecasts South Carolina's residential and commercial electric energy consumption and how it relates to the state's power production in future years.
Sponsor: Robert Ford House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 2/6/2013
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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S 0536 Energy System Freedom of Ownership Act04.01.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.27.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill and replaces it with new language regarding third party solar energy. As soon as the amendment is finished, it will be posted in the legislative tracking system.03.19.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.04.17.2013 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an electric utility customer who is renting renewable energy equipment to sell the electricity produced by that equipment back to the utility.
Sponsor: Chauncey K. Gregory House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/3/2014
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities
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S 0642 Encourages school districts to use energy efficiency incentivesSummary of the bill as introduced: Encourages school districts in the state to avail themselves of all available energy efficiency incentives and rebates provided by their local utilities.
Sponsor: Raymond E. Cleary III House Com: EdPW Senate Com: Ed
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works Status Date: 5/14/2013
Keywords: Utilities
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S 0757 Recognizes wind energy capabilities in SC05.15.2014 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.05.14.2014 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment.Summary of the bill as introduced: Recognizes the wind energy capabilities of SC as part of a multi-source energy strategy and honors partnerships of local governments, economic development groups and the private sector in pursuit of a clean energy source.  
Sponsor: Greg Hembree House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Concurred in House amendment and enrolled Status Date: 5/28/2014
Keywords: Environment Utilities
Passed
S 0881 Allows counties to exempt solar energy systems from property taxesSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows counties to exempt solar energy electric systems from property taxes.
Sponsor: Vincent A. Sheheen House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/14/2014
Keywords: Electric Property Taxes Utilities
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