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Bill Expert witnesses and consultants AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-21 SO AS TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS TO RECEIVE SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-22 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ADVICE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-20, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS; AND TO EXPRESS FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE THAT ELECTRICITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAY IN IT, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OR A PROSPECTIVE MANUFACTURING ENTITY WITH RATE PROPOSALS, TO PROVIDE PARAMETERS FOR AGREEMENTS THAT CONTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES MUST BE FOLLOWED, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2021-2022 H 4062 South Carolina H 4062 (2021-2022)
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South Carolina H 4062 (2021-2022) — Expert witnesses and consultants

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-21 SO AS TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS TO RECEIVE SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-22 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO RECEIVE TECHNICAL AND LEGAL ADVICE NOT SUBJECT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-20, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE QUALIFICATIONS; AND TO EXPRESS FINDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE THAT ELECTRICITY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAY IN IT, TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRIC UTILITIES TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OR A PROSPECTIVE MANUFACTURING ENTITY WITH RATE PROPOSALS, TO PROVIDE PARAMETERS FOR AGREEMENTS THAT CONTAIN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND ORDINANCES MUST BE FOLLOWED, AMONG OTHER THINGS. - ratified title

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 3/11/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 3/18/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 4/20/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 4/21/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 4/6/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 4/7/2021 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 5/11/2022 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 5/12/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 2nd Reading — 450 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 9110 (pass) · lower
  • Passage of Bill — 8622 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Sandifer — primary (person)
  • West — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-03-11 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-03-11 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
  • 2021-03-18 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-06 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2021-04-06 Read second time reading-2
  • 2021-04-06 Roll call Yeas-86 Nays-22
  • 2021-04-07 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2021-04-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-04-07 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2021-04-07 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2022-03-03 Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campsen, Matthews, Talley
  • 2022-04-20 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-04-21 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2022-05-11 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2022-05-11 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2022-05-11 Read second time reading-2
  • 2022-05-11 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
  • 2022-05-12 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2022-05-12 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2022-05-12 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2022-05-12 Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-10
  • 2022-05-18 Ratified R 248
  • 2022-05-23 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2022-06-01 Effective date 05/23/22
  • 2022-06-01 Act No. 220

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/502820cc-aa5d-49c1-a7b7-8b18e051d2ef. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).