South Carolina 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 5232 — Utilities

Last action — Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-141 SO AS TO PREVENT UTILITIES FROM RECOVERING CERTAIN NONALLOWED EXPENSES FROM RATEPAYERS, TO ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO EVALUATE UTILITY EXPENSES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES WHEN A PUBLIC UTILITY SUBMITS A NONALLOWED EXPENSE TO THE RATEPAYERS, AND TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC UTILITY TO PAY FOR THE COST OF AN AUDIT WHEN THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE UTILITY SUBMITTED A NONALLOWED EXPENSE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-5-760 REQUIRING WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES TO SUBMIT LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO THE COMMISSION AND REQUIRING THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND ACCEPT LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLANS.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

  2. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

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8 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

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Not signed on (162)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 5232 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-141 SO AS TO PREVENT UTILITIES FROM RECOVERING CERTAIN NONALLOWED EXPENSES FROM RATEPAYERS, TO ALLOW THE COMMISSION TO EVALUATE UTILITY EXPENSES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES WHEN A PUBLIC UTILITY SUBMITS A NONALLOWED EXPENSE TO THE RATEPAYERS, AND TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC UTILITY TO PAY FOR THE COST OF AN AUDIT WHEN THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE UTILITY SUBMITTED A NONALLOWED EXPENSE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 58-5-760 REQUIRING WATER AND SEWER UTILITIES TO SUBMIT LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLANS TO THE COMMISSION AND REQUIRING THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND ACCEPT LONG-TERM INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
Who sponsors H 5232?
H 5232 is sponsored by Representative Chris Wooten, Senator Russell L. Ott, Representative Paula Rawl Calhoon, Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV, Representative Lee Hewitt, Toole, Huggins, Chip, and Brawley, Wendy C..
What is the current status of H 5232?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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