South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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S. 134

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Massey and Fanning
Document Path: l:\s-res\asm\012remo.kmm.asm.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Removal of officers by Governor

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/9/2020  Senate  Prefiled
   12/9/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/12/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 186)
   1/12/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 186)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/9/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 1-3-240(C)(1)(m) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF OFFICERS BY THE GOVERNOR, TO REMOVE A LIMITATION ON THE GOVERNOR'S ABILITY TO REQUEST A DIRECTOR TO RESIGN FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY WITHOUT CAUSE FOR REMOVAL.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 1-3-240(C)(1)(m) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(m)    Directors of the South Carolina Public Service Authority appointed pursuant to Section 58-31-20. A director of the South Carolina Public Service Authority also may be removed for his breach of any duty arising under Section 58-31-55 or 58-31-56. The Governor must not request a director of the South Carolina Public Service Authority to resign unless cause for removal, as established by this subsection, exists. Removal of a director of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, except as is provided by this section or by Section 58-31-20(A), must be considered to be an irreparable injury for which no adequate remedy at law exists;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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