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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McGinnis, Brawley, McCoy, Crawford and Hill
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Introduced in the House on May 9, 2019
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Municipality provided water and sewer service
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/9/2019 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 108)
5/9/2019 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 108)
5/21/2019 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hill
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 5-31-695 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY THAT PROVIDES WATER SERVICE OR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS BOTH WITHIN AND WITHOUT ITS CORPORATE BOUNDARIES MAY NOT REQUIRE OR DEMAND A NONMUNICIPAL RESIDENT'S PERMISSION OR CONSENT TO ANNEXATION BY THE MUNICIPALITY AS A CONDITION FOR ESTABLISHING OR MAINTAINING THE SERVICE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF A MUNICIPALITY OFFERS TO PROVIDE WATER SERVICE OR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION, THEN THE SERVICE MUST BE OFFERED AT THE SAME PRICE AS IS OFFERED TO PROPERTY OWNERS LOCATED INSIDE THE MUNICIPALITY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 31, Title 5 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 5-31-695. (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, a municipality that provides water service or water and sewer service to customers both within and without its corporate boundaries may not require or demand a nonmunicipal resident's permission or consent to annexation by the municipality as a condition for establishing or maintaining the service.
(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a municipality offers to provide water service or water and sewer service to property owners in another jurisdiction, then the service must be offered at the same price as is offered to property owners located inside the municipality."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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