South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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A208, R230, H5154

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. West and Sandifer
Document Path: LC-0285HA24.docx

Introduced in the House on February 27, 2024
Introduced in the Senate on April 2, 2024
Currently residing in the House
Governor's Action: May 21, 2024, Signed

Summary: Gas Utility Civil Penalty

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/27/2024 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 29)
2/27/2024 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 29)
3/27/2024 House Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 2)
3/28/2024 House Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
3/28/2024 House Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-3 (House Journal-page 23)
3/28/2024 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 24)
3/29/2024 House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
4/2/2024 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 23)
4/2/2024 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 23)
5/7/2024 Senate Polled out of committee Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 14)
5/7/2024 Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 14)
5/8/2024 Scrivener's error corrected
5/8/2024 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 160)
5/8/2024 Senate Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 160)
5/9/2024 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 138)
5/15/2024 Ratified R 230
5/21/2024 Signed By Governor
5/29/2024 Effective date 05/21/24
5/29/2024 Act No. 208

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/27/2024
03/27/2024
05/07/2024
05/08/2024


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A208, R230, H5154)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-5-1030, RELATING TO CIVIL PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE A GAS UTILITY WHICH VIOLATES SECTION 58-5-1020 OR A REGULATION UNDER ARTICLE 9 OF CHAPTER 5, TITLE 58 IS SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY NOT MORE THAN THE CIVIL PENALTY PROVIDED BY 49 U.S.C. SECTION 60122 AND 49 C.F.R. 190.233.

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

Civil penalties

SECTION 1.    Section 58-5-1030(a) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(a) A gas utility which violates a provision of Section 58-5-1020 or a regulation under this article is subject to a civil penalty of not more than the maximum civil penalty provided pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Section 60122 and 49 C.F.R. 190.223.

Time effective

SECTION 2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2024.

Approved the 21st day of May, 2024.

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