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+type: "Bill"
+title: "EV Charging Stations"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-10, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR \"DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATION,\" \"ELECTRIC VEHICLE,\" AND \"ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROVIDER\"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1060, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS THAT OFFER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC SHALL DO SO ON A FAIR, REASONABLE, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN UNREASONABLE ADVANTAGE FOR DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATIONS; AND TO REGULATE REVENUE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "S 275"
+citation: "South Carolina S 275 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Climer", "Grooms", "Sutton", "Walker", "Zell"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-01-28"
+last_action: "2025-05-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5155a232-1650-4a80-a569-a12ab8ba8c97"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=275&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "e4d7ed1966dea2013680355dc9b281920aa830203c96721b651bc8c367da3d05"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina S 275 (2025-2026) — EV Charging Stations
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-10, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATION," "ELECTRIC VEHICLE," AND "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROVIDER"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1060, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS THAT OFFER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC SHALL DO SO ON A FAIR, REASONABLE, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN UNREASONABLE ADVANTAGE FOR DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATIONS; AND TO REGULATE REVENUE. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/275.htm)
+2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250128.htm)
+3. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250220.htm)
+4. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250225.htm)
+5. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250226.htm)
+6. **02/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250228.htm)
+7. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250305.htm)
+8. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250430.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Climer — primary (person)
+- Grooms — primary (person)
+- Sutton — primary (person)
+- Walker — primary (person)
+- Zell — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-25** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-02-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-26** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
+- **2025-02-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-02-28** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-03-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
+- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 34
+- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
+- **2025-05-16** Act No. 18
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5155a232-1650-4a80-a569-a12ab8ba8c97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+