S 1039 General Bill, By Ford
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
 PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES, AND CARRIERS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28 TO TITLE 58 SO
 AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRICAL UTILITY DEREGULATION AND
 COMPETITIVE POWER ACT OF 2012".

   12/05/11  Senate Prefiled
   12/05/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/10/12  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 25)
   01/10/12  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 25)
   01/09/12  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Hutto, Campbell

TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES, SERVICES, AND CARRIERS, BY ADDING CHAPTER 28 TO TITLE 58 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRICAL UTILITY DEREGULATION AND COMPETITIVE POWER ACT OF 2012".

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

SECTION    1.    Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.