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SC Energy Freedom Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 58 ENTITLED "RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS" SO AS TO DEFINE RELEVANT TERMS, TO PROVIDE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCEEDINGS BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR ELECTRICAL UTILITIES' AVOIDED COST METHODOLOGIES, STANDARD OFFERS, FORM CONTRACTS, AND COMMITMENT TO SELL FORMS, AND TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS; BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-845 SO AS TO ENUMERATE SPECIFIC RIGHTS OWED TO EVERY ELECTRICAL UTILITY CUSTOMER IN SOUTH CAROLINA; TO AMEND SECTION 58-40-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO NET ENERGY METERING, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "CUSTOMER-GENERATOR", AND TO DEFINE "SOLAR CHOICE METERING MEASUREMENT"; TO AMEND SECTION 58-40-20, RELATING TO NET ENERGY METERING RATES, SO AS TO DECLARE THE INTENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, TO REQUIRE NET ENERGY METERING, AND TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 58-27-2610, RELATING TO LEASES OF RENEWABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION FACILITIES, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REMOVE THE SOLAR LEASING CAP; TO AMEND SECTION 58-37-40, RELATING TO INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, ESTABLISH MANDATORY CONTENTS OF INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLANS AND PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 58-37-60 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE AN INDEPENDENT STUDY TO EVALUATE THE INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES INTO THE ELECTRIC GRID; TO AMEND SECTION 58-33-110, RELATING TO REQUIRED PRECONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATIONS FOR MAJOR UTILITY FACILITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF A MAJOR UTILITY FACILITY WITHOUT FIRST HAVING MADE A DEMONSTRATION THAT THE FACILITY TO BE BUILT HAS BEEN COMPARED TO OTHER GENERATION OPTIONS IN TERMS OF COST, RELIABILITY, AND OTHER REGULATORY IMPLICATIONS DEEMED LEGALLY OR REASONABLY NECESSARY FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 58-27-460, RELATING TO THE PROMULGATION OF STANDARDS FOR INTERCONNECTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, SO AS TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REQUIRE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO PERIODICALLY REVIEW THE STANDARDS FOR INTERCONNECTION AND PARALLEL OPERATION OF GENERATING FACILITIES TO AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY'S DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM; BY ADDING SECTION 58-27-2660 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO DEVELOP CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS REGARDING THE SALE OR LEASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION FACILITIES; TO AMEND SECTION 58-4-10, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF MUST BE CONSIDERED A PARTY OF RECORD IN ALL FILINGS, APPLICATIONS, OR PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-4-100, RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF EXPERT WITNESSES, SO AS TO EXEMPT THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF FROM THE STATE PROCUREMENT CODE IN THE SELECTION AND EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPERT WITNESSES AND THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANTS. - ratified title

us/states/sc

South Carolina General Assembly

2019-2020

H 3659

South Carolina H 3659 (2019-2020)

bill

enacted

Anderson

B. Cox

B. Newton

Ballentine

Bennett

Bernstein

Blackwell

Bradley

Calhoon

Caskey

Clary

Cobb-Hunter

Cogswell

Daning

Elliott

Erickson

Forrester

Funderburk

Gagnon

Garvin

Gilliard

Hardee

Henderson-Myers

Herbkersman

Huggins

Hyde

Jefferson

Loftis

Mace

Mack

McCoy

Morgan

Murphy

Norrell

Ott

Pendarvis

R. Williams

Rose

Sandifer

Sottile

Spires

Stavrinakis

Tallon

Thigpen

Toole

W. Newton

West

Willis

Wooten

Young

2019-01-17

2019-06-05

openstates

ocd-bill/ff97b810-7c73-49a3-8372-a55531d92f35

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3659&session=123&summary=B

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2026-07-01

https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump

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South Carolina H 3659 (2019-2020) — SC Energy Freedom Act

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

Filed (filed) — source
1/17/2019 (committee substitute) — source
2/14/2019 (committee substitute) — source
2/15/2019 (committee substitute) — source
2/19/2019 (committee substitute) — source
2/21/2019 (committee substitute) — source
2/22/2019 (committee substitute) — source
4/10/2019 (committee substitute) — source
5/8/2019 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Concur in Senate Amendments — 103–0 (pass) · lower
3rd Reading — 46–0 (pass) · upper
Passage of Bill — 110–0 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

2019-01-17 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
2019-01-17 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
2019-01-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Mace
2019-01-29 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: B.Newton
2019-01-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Young
2019-01-31 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin, Cobb-Hunter, Norrell
2019-02-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thigpen
2019-02-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde, Jefferson, R.Williams
2019-02-12 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
2019-02-13 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
2019-02-14 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Hardee, Cogswell, Tallon, Sandifer, West, Gagnon, Forrester, B.Newton, Blackwell, Spires, Calhoon
2019-02-14 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
2019-02-15 Scrivener's error corrected
2019-02-19 Scrivener's error corrected
2019-02-19 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox, Elliott, Morgan, Loftis
2019-02-20 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley, Willis, Toole
2019-02-21 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers, Daning
2019-02-21 Amended amendment-passage
2019-02-21 Read second time reading-2
2019-02-21 Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
2019-02-21 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2019-02-22 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
2019-02-22 Scrivener's error corrected
2019-02-26 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
2019-02-26 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
2019-03-15 Referred to Subcommittee: Gambrell (ch), Hutto, Massey, Sabb, Climer
2019-04-10 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
2019-05-02 Read second time reading-2
2019-05-08 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
2019-05-08 Amended amendment-passage
2019-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
2019-05-08 Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
2019-05-09 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2019-05-09 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
2019-05-13 Ratified R 82
2019-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
2019-05-31 Effective date 05/16/19
2019-06-05 Act No. 62

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ff97b810-7c73-49a3-8372-a55531d92f35. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).

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