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type: "Bill"
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title: "EV Charging Stations"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-10, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR \"DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATION,\" \"ELECTRIC VEHICLE,\" AND \"ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROVIDER\"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1060, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS THAT OFFER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC SHALL DO SO ON A FAIR, REASONABLE, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN UNREASONABLE ADVANTAGE FOR DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATIONS; AND TO REGULATE REVENUE. - 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 275"
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citation: "South Carolina S 275 (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: ["Climer", "Grooms", "Sutton", "Walker", "Zell"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-28"
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last_action: "2025-05-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5155a232-1650-4a80-a569-a12ab8ba8c97"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=275&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "e4d7ed1966dea2013680355dc9b281920aa830203c96721b651bc8c367da3d05"
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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 275 (2025-2026) — EV Charging Stations
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-10, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATION," "ELECTRIC VEHICLE," AND "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROVIDER"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1060, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS THAT OFFER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC SHALL DO SO ON A FAIR, REASONABLE, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN UNREASONABLE ADVANTAGE FOR DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATIONS; AND TO REGULATE REVENUE. - 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/275.htm)
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2. **01/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250128.htm)
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3. **02/20/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250220.htm)
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4. **02/25/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250225.htm)
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5. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250226.htm)
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6. **02/28/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250228.htm)
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7. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250305.htm)
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8. **04/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/275_20250430.htm)
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## Votes
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- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Climer — primary (person)
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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- Sutton — primary (person)
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- Walker — primary (person)
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- Zell — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-28** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-25** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-02-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-02-26** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
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- **2025-02-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-02-28** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-03-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-05** Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2025-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
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- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
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- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 34
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- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
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- **2025-05-16** Act No. 18
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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/5155a232-1650-4a80-a569-a12ab8ba8c97`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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