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H. 3633

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Scarborough
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20268sd05.doc

Introduced in the House on February 24, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Telephone and telegraph utilities no longer regulated by Public Service Commission

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/24/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   2/24/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-8

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/24/2005

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-3-15 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005, THE RATES, SERVICE AREAS, FACILITIES, FRANCHISES, TRANSACTIONS, POWERS, DUTIES, AND PROPERTY OF TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH UTILITIES SHALL NO LONGER BE REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION; AND TO REPEAL CHAPTER 9 OF TITLE 58 RELATING TO TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH UTILITIES ON JULY 1, 2005.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 3, Title 58 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 58-3-15.    Effective July 1, 2005, the rates, service areas, facilities, franchises, transactions, powers, duties, and property of telephone and telegraph utilities shall no longer be regulated by the Public Service Commission."

SECTION    2.    On July 1, 2005, Chapter 9 of Title 58 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect July 1, 2005.

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