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H. 4738
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. King and Hosey
Document Path: l:\council\bills\sm\20026cz20.docx
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Public Utilities
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/20/2019 House Prefiled
11/20/2019 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
1/14/2020 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 84)
1/14/2020 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 84)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-1-70 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR A PUBLIC UTILITY OR A THIRD PARTY AUTHORIZED BY A PUBLIC UTILITY TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS FOR UTILITY BILLS ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY, TO COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR A CONSUMER'S PAYMENT AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 58-1-70. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for a public utility, as defined in Section 58-3-5, or a third party authorized by a public utility to accept payments for utility bills on behalf of the public utility, to collect an additional service fee from a consumer's payment.
(B) A public utility or third party who violates the provisions of this section must be fined one thousand dollars for each offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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