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type: "Bill"
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"
description: "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"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 955"
citation: "South Carolina S 955 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Hutto", "Leatherman", "Massey", "Rankin", "Setzler"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/441e16fe-6373-4fa6-ad01-15d24ec7e789"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=955&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "8c1666ccc8c2ba9db00ec7e6a6561b2ff766244ea2e007d1c9d81d684a7d1b25"
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 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](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/955_20180131.htm)
2. **2/27/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/955_20180227.htm)
3. **2/28/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/955_20180228.htm)
4. **2/28/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/955_20180228a.htm)
5. **2/6/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/955_20180206.htm)
6. **2/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/955_20180207.htm)
## Votes
- to concur — **410** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **990** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **420** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/441e16fe-6373-4fa6-ad01-15d24ec7e789`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).