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H 3614 - Enacts the Ratepayer Protection Act

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Russell Ott
Last Action: 2/1/2023 - Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Committee: LCI
Senate Committee: Judy
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

01.26.2023 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report.
01.18.2023 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a public utility from taking an adverse employment action against an employee who reported wrongdoing by the public utility to the SC Office of Regulatory Staff.

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H 3614 General Bill, By Ott, Sandifer, West, Blackwell, Kirby, Caskey, Ballentine and Williams
Summary: Rate Payer Protection Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "RATE PAYER PROTECTION ACT"; BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-70 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-80 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PUBLIC UTILITY FROM TAKING ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED WRONGDOING BY THE PUBLIC UTILITY TO THE OFFICE OF REGULATORY STAFF; AND BY ADDING SECTION 8-27-90 SO AS TO PROVIDE REMEDIES IF A PUBLIC UTILITY TAKES ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE WHO REPORTED WRONGDOING.
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01/11/23House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 38)
01/11/23House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 38)
01/18/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
01/26/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
01/26/23House Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 2)
01/27/23 Scrivener's error corrected
01/31/23House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Ballentine, Williams
01/31/23House Read second time (House Journal-page 25)
01/31/23House Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 25)
02/01/23House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 18)
02/01/23Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
02/01/23Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 7)



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