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H. 4809
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Finlay and Thigpen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\cc\15672zw20.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 947
Introduced in the House on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Public Service Commission Members
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/11/2019 House Prefiled
12/11/2019 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
1/14/2020 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 113)
1/14/2020 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
(House Journal-page 113)
1/30/2020 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thigpen
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-280, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF A FORMER PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER FROM BEING EMPLOYED OR RETAINED FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR FOLLOWING HIS SERVICE AS A COMMISSIONER, SO AS TO EXTEND THAT PROHIBITION TO A FOUR-YEAR PERIOD.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-3-280 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 58-3-280. A commissioner must not be employed or retained by a public utility for a period of at least one year four years following his service as a commissioner. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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