South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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S. 593

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Judiciary Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dbs\31252cz15.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 25, 2015
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Commissioners (D. No. 4454)

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/25/2015  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (Senate Journal-page 3)
   4/16/2015  Senate  Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/25/2015
3/25/2015-A

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INTRODUCED

March 25, 2015

S. 593

Introduced by Judiciary Committee

S. Printed 3/25/15--S.

Read the first time March 25, 2015.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, RELATING TO COMMISSIONERS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4454, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Public Service Commission, relating to Commissioners, designated as Regulation Document Number 4454, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

At present, there are seven Congressional Districts in South Carolina. Regulation 103-811 currently references seven commissioners, one from each of six Congressional Districts and one at-large. However, at present, the Commission is a seven-member quasi-judicial body with a member from one of each of the seven Congressional Districts. S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-3-20 states, in part, that when there are seven Congressional Districts, a member representing the Seventh Congressional District must be elected. The current version of Regulation 103-811 must be repealed due to the amendment of S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-3-20.

The Notice of Drafting regarding this regulation was published on November 22, 2013, in the State Register.

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