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type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL NOT HOLD A HEARING ON THE MERITS BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2018, FOR A DOCKET IN WHICH REQUESTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE BASE LOAD REVIEW ACT, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HOLD AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR PROCEDURAL HEARING FOR SUCH A DOCKET PRIOR TO A HEARING ON THE MERITS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MUST ISSUE A FINAL ORDER ON THE MERITS FOR A DOCKET IN WHICH REQUESTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE BASE LOAD REVIEW ACT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 21, 2018; TO PROVIDE THAT NO FINAL DETERMINATION OF MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS JOINT RESOLUTION, WHETHER BY A FINAL ORDER ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, SHALL OCCUR EARLIER THAN THE TIME PERIOD PRESCRIBED ABOVE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO ISSUE A FINAL ORDER PRIOR TO THE TIME PERIOD ESTABLISHED IN THIS JOINT RESOLUTION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION, AND A UTILITY MUST NOT PUT INTO EFFECT THE CHANGE IN RATES IT REQUESTED IN ITS SCHEDULE; AND TO SUSPEND PROVISIONS IN TITLE 58 OF THE 1976 CODE THAT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOINT RESOLUTION FOR MATTERS RELATED TO THE V.C. SUMMER NUCLEAR REACTOR UNITS 2 AND 3 UNTIL THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ITS FINAL ORDER IN THE MATTER. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL NOT HOLD A HEARING ON THE MERITS BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2018, FOR A DOCKET IN WHICH REQUESTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE BASE LOAD REVIEW ACT, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HOLD AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR PROCEDURAL HEARING FOR SUCH A DOCKET PRIOR TO A HEARING ON THE MERITS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MUST ISSUE A FINAL ORDER ON THE MERITS FOR A DOCKET IN WHICH REQUESTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE BASE LOAD REVIEW ACT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 21, 2018; TO PROVIDE THAT NO FINAL DETERMINATION OF MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS JOINT RESOLUTION, WHETHER BY A FINAL ORDER ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, SHALL OCCUR EARLIER THAN THE TIME PERIOD PRESCRIBED ABOVE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO ISSUE A FINAL ORDER PRIOR TO THE TIME PERIOD ESTABLISHED IN THIS JOINT RESOLUTION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION, AND A UTILITY MUST NOT PUT INTO EFFECT THE CHANGE IN RATES IT REQUESTED IN ITS SCHEDULE; AND TO SUSPEND PROVISIONS IN TITLE 58 OF THE 1976 CODE THAT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOINT RESOLUTION FOR MATTERS RELATED TO THE V.C. SUMMER NUCLEAR REACTOR UNITS 2 AND 3 UNTIL THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ITS FINAL ORDER IN THE MATTER. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 954"
citation: "South Carolina S 954 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fanning", "Leatherman", "Massey", "Setzler"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 42
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/454cc403-88af-4e4b-9c51-c15face7305d"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=954&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "c0303c7bcca1db1f532dd35381da2740c8e4897fe38de47335704cf128967df6"
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 954 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION SHALL NOT HOLD A HEARING ON THE MERITS BEFORE NOVEMBER 1, 2018, FOR A DOCKET IN WHICH REQUESTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE BASE LOAD REVIEW ACT, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HOLD AN ADMINISTRATIVE OR PROCEDURAL HEARING FOR SUCH A DOCKET PRIOR TO A HEARING ON THE MERITS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION MUST ISSUE A FINAL ORDER ON THE MERITS FOR A DOCKET IN WHICH REQUESTS WERE MADE PURSUANT TO THE BASE LOAD REVIEW ACT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 21, 2018; TO PROVIDE THAT NO FINAL DETERMINATION OF MATTERS DESCRIBED IN THIS JOINT RESOLUTION, WHETHER BY A FINAL ORDER ISSUED BY THE COMMISSION OR BY OPERATION OF LAW, SHALL OCCUR EARLIER THAN THE TIME PERIOD PRESCRIBED ABOVE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION'S FAILURE TO ISSUE A FINAL ORDER PRIOR TO THE TIME PERIOD ESTABLISHED IN THIS JOINT RESOLUTION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSION, AND A UTILITY MUST NOT PUT INTO EFFECT THE CHANGE IN RATES IT REQUESTED IN ITS SCHEDULE; AND TO SUSPEND PROVISIONS IN TITLE 58 OF THE 1976 CODE THAT ARE IN CONFLICT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOINT RESOLUTION FOR MATTERS RELATED TO THE V.C. SUMMER NUCLEAR REACTOR UNITS 2 AND 3 UNTIL THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION ISSUES ITS FINAL ORDER IN THE MATTER. - 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/954_20180131.htm)
2. **2/14/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180214.htm)
3. **2/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180215.htm)
4. **2/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180207.htm)
5. **2/8/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180208.htm)
6. **3/1/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180301.htm)
7. **3/28/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180328.htm)
8. **3/29/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180329.htm)
9. **3/29/2018-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180329a.htm)
10. **3/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180307.htm)
11. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180418.htm)
12. **4/19/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180419.htm)
13. **6/27/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/954_20180627.htm)
## Votes
- 2nd Reading — **350** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **307** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **7104** (fail) · lower
- to set for Special Order — **383** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the conference report — **410** (pass) · upper
- Adopt Conference Report — **1150** (pass) · lower
- to adopt — **536** (fail) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **1071** (pass) · lower
- to adopt — **2616** (pass) · upper
- to lay on the table — **279** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Fanning — primary (person)
- Leatherman — primary (person)
- Massey — 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** Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Massey, McElveen, Sabb, Gambrell, Climer
- **2018-02-07** Polled out of committee Judiciary
- **2018-02-07** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-08** Special order, set for February 8, 2018
- **2018-02-08** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-3
- **2018-02-13** Debate interrupted
- **2018-02-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-14** Debate interrupted
- **2018-02-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-15** Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-0
- **2018-02-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-02-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-07** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-1
- **2018-03-08** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-28** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2018-03-28** Roll call Ayes-26 Nays-16
- **2018-03-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-17** Debate interrupted
- **2018-04-18** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2018-04-18** Returned to House with amendments
- **2018-04-19** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2018-04-25** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2018-04-25** Roll call Yeas-7 Nays-104
- **2018-04-26** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Setzler, Rankin, Massey
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee appointed Rutherford, McCoy, Finlay
- **2018-06-27** Conference report received and adopted
- **2018-06-27** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2018-06-27** Conference report received and adopted
- **2018-06-27** Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0
- **2018-06-27** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2018-06-28** Ratified R 285
- **2018-07-02** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-12** Effective date 07/02/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 271
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/454cc403-88af-4e4b-9c51-c15face7305d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).