South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 842

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      842
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020108
Primary Sponsor:                  Leventis
All Sponsors:                     Leventis
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11021std02.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Judiciary Committee 11 SJ
Subject:                          Public utilities required to put a direct 
                                  line telephone number to a customer service 
                                  representative to all bills sent to retail 
                                  customers; direct line telephone number 
                                  defined


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20020108  Introduced, read first time,           11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-1-70 SO AS TO REQUIRE PUBLIC UTILITIES TO PUT A DIRECT LINE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON ALL BILLS SENT TO RETAIL CUSTOMERS AND TO DEFINE "DIRECT LINE TELEPHONE NUMBER".

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-1-70. (A) Telephone utilities, electric utilities, other public utilities regulated by the Public Service Commission, and electric cooperatives shall provide a direct line telephone number to a customer service representative on all bills sent to retail customers.

(B) As used in this section, a 'direct line telephone number' is a telephone number that, when dialed, connects with a customer service representative directly, without the need to go through a main menu and choose among options."

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

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