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Bill Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Program AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 25 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58 SO AS TO CREATE THE "BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY ACT", TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SET FORTH THE BROADBAND AUTHORITY OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND TO SET FORTH THE MANNER IN WHICH BROADBAND NETWORKS ARE CONSTRUCTED; TO AMEND SECTION 33-49-20, RELATING TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 33-49-150, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF, SO AS TO SET FORTH THE OFFICE'S BROADBAND AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 33-49-250, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN BROADBAND AUTHORITY; BY ADDING SECTION 58-31-230 SO AS TO SET FORTH THE BROADBAND AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY; AND TO SPECIFY THAT THIS ACT DOES NOT CONVEY OR CONFER ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO AN INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITY TO PROVIDE BROADBAND FACILITIES OR BROADBAND SERVICES. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2019-2020 H 3780 South Carolina H 3780 (2019-2020)
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South Carolina H 3780 (2019-2020) — Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology (GREAT) Program

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 25 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58 SO AS TO CREATE THE "BROADBAND ACCESSIBILITY ACT", TO, AMONG OTHER THINGS, SET FORTH THE BROADBAND AUTHORITY OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES AND TO SET FORTH THE MANNER IN WHICH BROADBAND NETWORKS ARE CONSTRUCTED; TO AMEND SECTION 33-49-20, RELATING TO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS; TO AMEND SECTION 33-49-150, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF, SO AS TO SET FORTH THE OFFICE'S BROADBAND AUTHORITY; TO AMEND SECTION 33-49-250, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN BROADBAND AUTHORITY; BY ADDING SECTION 58-31-230 SO AS TO SET FORTH THE BROADBAND AUTHORITY OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY; AND TO SPECIFY THAT THIS ACT DOES NOT CONVEY OR CONFER ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO AN INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITY TO PROVIDE BROADBAND FACILITIES OR BROADBAND SERVICES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 1/29/2019 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 3/26/2019 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 3/27/2019 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 4/3/2019 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 4/4/2019 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 9/23/2020 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 1110 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 1120 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Anderson — primary (person)
  • Brown — primary (person)
  • Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
  • Davis — primary (person)
  • Funderburk — primary (person)
  • Gilliard — primary (person)
  • Hewitt — primary (person)
  • Hixon — primary (person)
  • R. Williams — primary (person)
  • Rivers — primary (person)
  • S. Williams — primary (person)
  • Taylor — primary (person)
  • Weeks — primary (person)
  • White — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2019-01-29 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2019-01-29 Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry referral-committee
  • 2019-02-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon
  • 2019-02-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
  • 2019-03-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
  • 2019-03-11 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk
  • 2019-03-12 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Hewitt
  • 2019-03-20 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Davis
  • 2019-03-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry committee-passage-favorable
  • 2019-03-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brown, Weeks
  • 2019-03-27 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2019-04-02 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, S.Williams
  • 2019-04-02 Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
  • 2019-04-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard
  • 2019-04-03 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2019-04-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2019-04-03 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
  • 2019-04-04 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2019-04-04 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2019-04-04 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2019-04-04 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2020-09-23 Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
  • 2020-09-23 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2020-09-23 Read second time reading-2
  • 2020-09-23 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
  • 2020-09-23 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  • 2020-09-24 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2020-09-24 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2020-09-24 Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
  • 2020-09-25 Ratified R 176
  • 2020-09-29 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2020-10-07 Effective date 09/29/20
  • 2020-10-07 Act No. 175

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ba8a46ec-8c0f-441c-bf60-34f4d43d149b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).