South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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H. 3157
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. King
Document Path: LC-0012HA23.docx
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2022 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/8/2022 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry |
| 1/10/2023 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 80) |
| 1/10/2023 | House | Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 80) |
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
A bill
to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 58-1-70 so as to MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR A PUBLIC UTILITY OR A THIRD PARTY AUTHORIZED BY A PUBLIC UTILITY TO ACCEPT PAYMENTS FOR UTILITY BILLS ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY, TO COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL FEE FOR A CONSUMER'S PAYMENT AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Title 58 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 58-1-70. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for a public utility, as defined in Section 58-3-5, or a third party authorized by a public utility to accept payments for utility bills on behalf of the public utility, to collect an additional service fee from a consumer's payment.
(B) A public utility or third party who violates the provisions of this section must be fined one thousand dollars for each offense.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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