Current Status Bill Number:4082 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970424 Primary Sponsor:Easterday All Sponsors:Easterday, Altman, Limbaugh, Robinson, G. Brown, Campsen, Wilder, Bauer, Limehouse, Haskins, Maddox, Kelley, Knotts, Rice, Walker, Sharpe, Loftis, Sandifer, Davenport, Hinson, Simrill, Rodgers, Woodrum, J. Smith, Hamilton, Beck, R. Smith, Seithel, Allison, Wilkins, McCraw, Leach, Harrell, Klauber, Riser, Barrett, Mullen, Young, Law, Webb, D. Smith, H. Brown, Harrison, Dantzler, Littlejohn, Keegan, Kinon, Phillips, Witherspoon, T. Brown, Townsend, Vaughn, McMahand, Meacham, Kirsh, Whatley, Boan, McLeod, Breeland, Jennings, Cato, Hawkins, Miller, Battle, Stoddard, F. Smith, Mack, Stille, Barfield, Howard, Hodges, Lanford, Jordan, Harvin and Felder Drafted Document Number:bbm\9385mm.97 Residing Body:Senate Date of Last Amendment:19980528 Subject:Public Service Commission, Law Enforcement to prohibit unauthorized change of customer's utility service
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19980528 Read second time, ordered to
third reading with notice of
general amendments
Senate 19980528 Committee amendment adopted
Senate 19980527 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ
amendment
Senate 19970522 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ
referred to Committee
House 19970522 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19970521 Amended, read second time
House 19970515 Committee report: Favorable with 26 HLCI
amendment
House 19970424 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
May 28, 1998
H. 4082
Introduced by Reps. Easterday, Altman, Limbaugh, Robinson, G. Brown, Campsen, Wilder, Bauer, Limehouse, Haskins, Maddox, Kelley, Knotts, Rice, Walker, Sharpe, Loftis, Sandifer, Davenport, Hinson, Simrill, Rodgers, Woodrum, J. Smith, Hamilton, Beck, R. Smith, Seithel, Allison, Wilkins, McCraw, Leach, Harrell, Klauber, Riser, Barrett, Mullen, Young, Law, Webb, D. Smith, H. Brown, Harrison, Dantzler, Littlejohn, Keegan, Kinon, Phillips, Witherspoon, T. Brown, Townsend, Vaughn, McMahand, Meacham, Kirsh, Whatley, Boan, McLeod, Breeland, Jennings, Cato, Hawkins, Miller, Battle, Stoddard, F. Smith, Mack, Stille, Barfield, Howard, Hodges, Lanford, Jordan, Harvin and Felder
S. Printed 5/28/98--S.
Read the first time May 22, 1997.
TO AMEND TITLE 58, CHAPTER 3, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-380 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE UNAUTHORIZED CHANGE OF A CUSTOMER'S UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDER AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-3-230. (A) An entity may not change or initiate a change in a customer's utility provider, as defined in Sections 58-5-10, 58-9-10, and 58-27-10, without the customer's authorization.
(B) An entity which violates subsection (A) is liable to the customer for all charges incurred by the customer, in excess of those normally incurred through his designated provider, during the period of the unauthorized change.
(C) An entity which wilfully or knowingly changes, without authority, or initiates an unauthorized change of a customer's utility provider is subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars for each violation. The fines shall remain with the commission.
(D) Nothing contained in this section shall authorize or be construed to authorize a customer to change his utility provider in contravention of existing state law."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.