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type: "Bill"
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title: "Storm Damage Recovery"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1105, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE \"QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY\" AND TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO INCLUDE STORM RECOVERY COSTS FOR HURRICANE HELENE IN ITS COST OF CAPITAL FROM THE DATE OF THE STORM THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF STORM RECOVERY BONDS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1110, RELATING TO THE PETITION FOR FINANCING ORDER AND REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO DEFER THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A FINANCING ORDER, AND PROVIDE FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY RETAINED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 157"
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citation: "South Carolina S 157 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alexander", "Garrett", "Graham", "Rankin"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-14"
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last_action: "2025-03-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bf8fb18-a412-4a17-9b12-6a071ceece55"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=157&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "3e2e2ea407986003963713750170f9b4c8212ab9ec49b72fbc75f7edc339721a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 157 (2025-2026) — Storm Damage Recovery
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1105, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY" AND TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO INCLUDE STORM RECOVERY COSTS FOR HURRICANE HELENE IN ITS COST OF CAPITAL FROM THE DATE OF THE STORM THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF STORM RECOVERY BONDS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1110, RELATING TO THE PETITION FOR FINANCING ORDER AND REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO DEFER THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF A FINANCING ORDER, AND PROVIDE FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY RETAINED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/157.htm)
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2. **01/14/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250114.htm)
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3. **01/17/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250117.htm)
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4. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250219.htm)
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5. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250225.htm)
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6. **02/25/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250225a.htm)
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7. **03/04/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250304.htm)
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8. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250305.htm)
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9. **03/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250306.htm)
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10. **03/10/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/157_20250310.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **101–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Alexander — primary (person)
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- Garrett — primary (person)
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- Graham — primary (person)
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- Rankin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-16** Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen, Massey, Adams, Devine, Elliott, Ott
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- **2025-01-17** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-25** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-04** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
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- **2025-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-03-05** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar without reference `introduction`
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- **2025-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-10** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
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- **2025-03-10** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-03-11** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-11** Ratified R 7
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- **2025-03-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-03-19** Effective date 03/13/25
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- **2025-03-19** Act No. 2
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4bf8fb18-a412-4a17-9b12-6a071ceece55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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