S*0290 (Rat #0441, Act #0360 of 2002) General Bill, By Bauer
Similar (S 1151, H 4956)
Summary: Government-owned telecommunications service providers, regulation of
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TELEPHONE, TELEGRAPH, AND EXPRESS COMPANIES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 23 SO AS TO REGULATE GOVERNMENT-OWNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS, EXCLUDING THAT BY THE STATE BUDGET AND CONTROL BOARD, SPECIFICALLY TO PROHIBIT SPECIAL GOVERNMENTAL BENEFITS, SUBSIDIZATION OF COSTS FROM OTHER SOURCES, INCLUSION OF CERTAIN CAPITAL COSTS AND TAXES AND FEES IN THEIR RATES, AND MAINTENANCE OF SEPARATE BOOKS; TO REQUIRE THAT GOVERNMENT-OWNED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME STATUTORY REGULATION AS NONGOVERNMENTAL PROVIDERS AND PREPARE AND PUBLISH AN INDEPENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT; TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES LIKE A NONGOVERNMENTAL PROVIDER; TO LIMIT THE APPLICABILITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE CONFIDENTIALITY PROVISIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE DETERMINE MARKET RATES AND REQUIRE THE RATE OF PAYMENT BY GOVERNMENTAL PROVIDERS TO EQUAL OR EXCEED THE AVERAGE MARKET RATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 58-5-30, RELATING TO EXEMPTION OF MUNICIPALITIES FROM CERTAIN REGULATION, SO AS TO EXEMPT PUBLIC UTILITIES OWNED OR OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY OR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FROM OTHER REGULATION BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.-amended title
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02/06/01	Senate	Intd. & placed on local & uncontested cal. w/o reference SJ-16
03/07/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-29
04/11/02	Senate	Moved to the statewide calendar SJ-19
04/30/02	Senate	Amended SJ-20
04/30/02	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
05/01/02	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-60
05/01/02	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-60
05/16/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry HJ-3
05/22/02	House	Objection by Rep. Stuart HJ-12
05/22/02	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rice, Cobb-Hunter, Kennedy, Davenport, Govan and Mack HJ-12
05/22/02	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Cobb-Hunter HJ-71
05/29/02	House	Amended HJ-156
05/29/02	House	Read second time HJ-165
05/29/02	House	Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-1 HJ-165
05/30/02	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-30
06/06/02	Senate	House amendment amended
06/06/02	Senate	Returned to House with amendments
06/06/02	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-100
06/06/02	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Hutto, Martin, Richardson
06/06/02	Senate	Sen. Bauer replaces Sen. Richardson
06/06/02	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. Wilder, Sandifer and Cato HJ-160
06/06/02	Senate	Conference report received and adopted
06/06/02	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-172
06/06/02	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-205
06/06/02		Ratified R 441
08/02/02		Signed By Governor
08/14/02		Effective date 7/1/02
08/14/02		Copies available
08/22/02		Act No. 360