---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gas Utility Civil Penalty"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-5-1030, RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A GAS UTILITY WHICH VIOLATES SECTION 58-5-1020 OR A REGULATION UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 58 IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT MORE THAN THE CIVIL PENALTY PROVIDED BY 49 U.S.C. SECTION 60122 AND 49 C.F.R. 190.233. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 5154"
citation: "South Carolina H 5154 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sandifer", "West"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-27"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9154a6d1-bf1c-498b-b26f-2fad858b4682"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5154&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "24258f772dc5d87d64fc368c9ca131020ab6bdb571bd36e9949009715a759d4f"
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 H 5154 (2023-2024) — Gas Utility Civil Penalty

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-5-1030, RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A GAS UTILITY WHICH VIOLATES SECTION 58-5-1020 OR A REGULATION UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 58 IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT MORE THAN THE CIVIL PENALTY PROVIDED BY 49 U.S.C. SECTION 60122 AND 49 C.F.R. 190.233. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/5154.htm)
2. **02/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5154_20240227.htm)
3. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5154_20240327.htm)
4. **05/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5154_20240507.htm)
5. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5154_20240508.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **100–3** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sandifer — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-27** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-28** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-28** Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-3
- **2024-03-28** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2024-03-29** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-02** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-07** Polled out of committee Judiciary
- **2024-05-07** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
- **2024-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 230
- **2024-05-21** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/21/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 208

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9154a6d1-bf1c-498b-b26f-2fad858b4682`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).