H*2321(Rat #0249, Act #0167 of 1979)  General Bill, By J.H. Toal, W.S. Anderson, 
W.D. Arthur, D.M. Beasley, J.B. Brandt, D.M. Bruce, T.M. Burriss, C.M. Cain, 
B. Campbell, W.P. Cantrell, C.D. Chamblee, R.L. Cobb, M.J. Cooper, V.L. Crocker, 
W.R. Crow, M.R. Daniel, J.C. Duncan, P. Evatt, P. Freeman, J.W. Goggins, 
C.L. Griffin, M.S. Gulledge, A. Hardy, P.B. Harris, Harvin, J.C. Hearn, 
L.I. Hendricks, S.H. Howard, H.H. Keyserling, W.R. Kinard, Kirsh, S.P. Manning, 
J.G. McAbee, R.L. McFadden, R.N. McLellan, E.M. Middleton, T.W. Mitchell, 
J. Murray, M.E. Nunnery, Phillips, J.M. Rucker, Sheheen and R.R. Woods

Similar(S 181, H 2168, H 2390)
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 58-3-145 so as to provide that a Circuit Court Judge shall preside at certain
 rate hearings of the Public Service Commission; to amend Section 58-3-20,
 relating to the Public Service Commission, so as to provide for the
 composition of the Public Service Commission, election of members by the
 General Assembly nominated by a Merit Serit Selection Panel and to establish a
 transition schedule for such election; to amend the 1976 Code by adding
 Sections 58-3-21, 58-3-22, 58-3-23 and 58-3-24 so as to provide for the
 creation of the South Carolina Public Service Merit Selection Panel and the
 election and appointment of the members thereof; to provide for merit
 selection nomination of candidates for General Assembly election of the
 members of the Public Service Commission and the procedures therefor; to
 prohibit election to the Commission of persons related to panel members or who
 are members of the General Assembly or have served as members thereof in the
 four year period to nomination as Commission members; to prohibit members of
 the General Assembly or members of their law firms from appearing before the
 Commission and rate hearings; and to amend Section 58-3-40, relating to the
 Chairman of the Commission so as to provide that he shall be elected for two
 years.-at
   01/24/79  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-283
   01/24/79  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-283
   03/01/79  House  Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Judiciary HJ-745
   04/04/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1190
   04/05/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1274
   04/06/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1308
   05/01/79  House  Debate interrupted
   05/02/79  House  Amended HJ-1819
   05/02/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1861
   05/03/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1884
   05/08/79  House  Amended HJ-1911
   05/08/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1924
   05/09/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1933
   05/10/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-1955
   05/15/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-2010
   05/16/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-2075
   05/17/79  House  Amended HJ-2159
   05/17/79  House  Debate interrupted HJ-2165
   05/18/79  House  Amended HJ-2194
   05/18/79  House  Read second time HJ-2207
   05/22/79  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2217
   05/22/79  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   05/22/79  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
   06/12/79  Senate Committee report: Majority favorable with amend.,
                     minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-12
   06/19/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-30
   06/20/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-26
   06/21/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-25
   06/26/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-25
   06/27/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-9
   06/28/79  Senate Amended SJ-45
   06/28/79  Senate Read second time SJ-45
   06/28/79  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-45
   07/02/79  Senate Amended SJ-13
   07/02/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-13
   07/03/79  Senate Amended SJ-21
   07/03/79  Senate Debate interrupted SJ-40
   07/10/79  Senate Amended SJ-21
   07/10/79  Senate  READ THIRD TIME SJ-21
   07/10/79  Senate Returned SJ-21
   07/11/79  House  Debate adjourned HJ-3006
   07/12/79  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3030
   07/17/79  House  Ratified R 249 HJ-3076
   07/18/79         Signed By Governor
   07/18/79         Effective date 07/01/79
   07/18/79         Act No. 167
   07/24/79         Copies available