republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/s-955.md

type, title, description, jurisdiction, legislature, session, identifier, citation, classification, subjects, status, primary_sponsors, version_count, action_count, vote_count, first_action, last_action, source, source_identifier, source_url, source_hash, vintage, source_snapshot, retrieved_at, confidence, tags

type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL RESUME SCREENING CANDIDATES FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SEATS 2, 4, AND 6, SHALL ADVERTISE FOR THESE POSITIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL TIME PERIOD BEGINNING NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 16, 2018, THROUGH MARCH 23, 2018, AND SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2018, THROUGH NOON ON MARCH 26, 2018. - ratified title	A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL RESUME SCREENING CANDIDATES FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SEATS 2, 4, AND 6, SHALL ADVERTISE FOR THESE POSITIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL TIME PERIOD BEGINNING NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 16, 2018, THROUGH MARCH 23, 2018, AND SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2018, THROUGH NOON ON MARCH 26, 2018. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	S 955	South Carolina S 955 (2017-2018)	joint resolution		enacted	Alexander Hutto Leatherman Massey Rankin Setzler	6	21	3	2018-01-31	2018-10-16	openstates	ocd-bill/441e16fe-6373-4fa6-ad01-15d24ec7e789	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=955&session=122&summary=B	8c1666ccc8c2ba9db00ec7e6a6561b2ff766244ea2e007d1c9d81d684a7d1b25	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina S 955 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL RESUME SCREENING CANDIDATES FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SEATS 2, 4, AND 6, SHALL ADVERTISE FOR THESE POSITIONS FOR AN ADDITIONAL TIME PERIOD BEGINNING NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 16, 2018, THROUGH MARCH 23, 2018, AND SHALL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM FEBRUARY 22, 2018, THROUGH NOON ON MARCH 26, 2018. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. 1/31/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 2/27/2018 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/28/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/28/2018-A (committee substitute) — source
5. 2/6/2018 (committee substitute) — source
6. 2/7/2018 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• to concur — 41–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Alexander — primary (person)
• Hutto — primary (person)
• Leatherman — primary (person)
• Massey — primary (person)
• Rankin — primary (person)
• Setzler — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-01-31 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-01-31 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2018-02-06 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-02-07 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-02-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-07 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2018-02-14 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
• 2018-02-15 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-02-15 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
• 2018-02-27 Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
• 2018-02-28 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-02-28 Amended amendment-passage
• 2018-02-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-02-28 Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
• 2018-03-01 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2018-03-01 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2018-03-01 Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
• 2018-03-07 Ratified R 142
• 2018-03-12 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-03-14 Effective date 03/12/18
• 2018-10-16 Act No. 270

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/441e16fe-6373-4fa6-ad01-15d24ec7e789. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).