S*0246 (Rat #0257, Act #0169 of 1985) General Bill, By I.E. Lourie, W.R. Lee and N.A. Theodore
    A Bill to amend Section 58-5-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to public utilities, so as to exempt operations of municipal utilities and regional transportation authorities from Public Service Commission regulation; to amend Chapter 25 of Title 58, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to regional transportation authorities, so as to change and add definitions; provide for the activation and dissolution of the authorities; provide for membership on the governing bodies of authorities; provide for the addition of members; provide for officers, quorum, vacancies, removal of members, the employment of an executive director, employees, and powers of authorities; provide for funding the operations of authorities, audits, budgets, and accounting; provide that authorities must be nonprofit and shall exist for public purposes and exempt them from taxation; to include them in programs provided for state agencies and subdivisions; provide for continuance of existing authorities; and to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Sections 58-25-90 and 58-25-100, so as to provide for the responsibility of the operation of the transportation services; and to provide for the use of funds generated by the authority.-amended titl
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02/13/85	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-405
02/13/85	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-406
03/05/85	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-748
03/05/85	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-749
03/19/85	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation SJ-911
03/20/85	Senate	Amended SJ-955
03/20/85	Senate	Read second time SJ-955
03/20/85	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-955
03/27/85	Senate	Amended SJ-1198
03/27/85	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-1198
03/28/85	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-1920
03/28/85	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-1920
04/10/85	House	Recalled from Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-2212
04/10/85	House	Committed to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-2212
04/23/85	House	Committee report: Favorable Education and Public Works HJ-2612
04/25/85	House	Debate adjourned HJ-2709
04/30/85	House	Debate adjourned HJ-2745
05/01/85	House	Objection by Rep. P. Bradley, Blackwell, Mattos & Fair HJ-2818
05/09/85	House	Objection withdrawn by Rep. Fair HJ-3114
05/22/85	House	Special order, set for following consideration of H 2384 (Under H 2956) HJ-3361
05/29/85	House	Continued HJ-3618
05/30/85	House	Reconsidered HJ-3677
05/30/85	House	Debate interrupted HJ-3678
06/03/85	House	Debate interrupted HJ-3803
06/04/85	House	Amended HJ-3859
06/04/85	House	Read second time HJ-3868
06/05/85	House	Read third time HJ-3938
06/05/85	House	Returned HJ-3938
06/06/85	Senate	House amendment amended SJ-2864
06/06/85	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-4048
06/18/85		Ratified R 257
06/24/85		Signed By Governor
06/24/85		Effective date 07/01/85
06/24/85		Act No. 169
07/10/85		Copies available