South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 5057

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. R. Williams
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15715zw20.docx

Introduced in the House on January 29, 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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   1/29/2020  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
   1/29/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        (House Journal-page 20)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/29/2020

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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 PROVIDE THAT A PUBLIC UTILITY THAT SUPPLIES ELECTRICITY OR NATURAL GAS PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 58 MAY NOT TRANSFER OR APPLY A DELINQUENT, LATE, OVERDUE, OR UNPAID BALANCE FROM ONE ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT HELD INDIVIDUALLY OR JOINTLY IN THE SAME CUSTOMER'S NAME.

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.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a public utility that supplies electricity or natural gas pursuant to the provisions of this title may not transfer or apply a delinquent, late, overdue, or unpaid balance from one account to another account held individually or jointly in the same customer's name."

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

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