Bills Assigned to Keyword - Electric (13)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


H 3295 Requires the burial of electric utility linesSummary of the bill as introduced: Requires an electrical utility operating in the state to bury all of its new electrical power lines installed within municipal boundaries after January 2, 2014. The bill also requires all utilities to bury existing power lines before January 1, 2021.
Sponsor: Christopher R. "Chris" Hart House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 1/10/2013
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 3408 Restructures the law related to tampering with electric, gas and water metersSummary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the penalties related to altering, tampering with or bypassing electric, gas or water meters and provides graduated penalties for violations of the statutes.
Sponsor: William E. "Bill" Sandifer III House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/23/2013
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities Water
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H 3425 Energy System Freedom of Ownership Act 02.19.2013 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a third party to sell electricity produced by a renewable energy facility.
Sponsor: James E. Smith, Jr. House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Alexander Status Date: 2/26/2013
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 3568 Restructures the penalties for tampering with utility meters 03.19.2013 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee several weeks ago.03.06.2013 The House Judiciary Criminal Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report  with an amendment. The amendment increases penalties for tampering with meters to grow controlled substances.Summary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the penalties for altering, tampering with or bypassing electric, gas or water meters.
Sponsor: J. David Weeks House Com: LCI Senate Com: Judy
Status: Act No. 23 Status Date: 5/13/2013
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities Water
Passed
H 3834 Allows an income tax credit for a solar energy system04.08.2014 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.04.03.2014 The House Ways and Means Sales and Income Tax subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment strikes all of the bill and inserts the langauge from S329.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an income and other specified tax credit for 25 percent of the total cost of a solar energy system placed in service in 2013 through 2018. 
Sponsor: Dwight A. Loftis House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 4/30/2014
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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H 4362 Exempts the gross proceeds of the sale of electricity used exclusively to cure agricultural productsSummary of the bill as introduced: Exempts the gross proceeds of the sale of electricity used exclusively to cure agricultural products.
Sponsor: J. Wayne George House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/14/2014
Keywords: Electric
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S 0274 Restructures the law related to tampering with electric, gas and water meters 04.09.2013 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.20.2013 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment increases penalties for tampering with meters to grow controlled substances.Summary of the bill as introduced: Restructures the penalties related to altering, tampering with or bypassing electric, gas or water meters and provides graduated penalties for violations of the statutes.
Sponsor: Larry A. Martin House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/24/2013
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities Water
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S 0329 Allows tax credits for a solar energy system02.04.2014 The Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee and adopted an amendment that removes the 600 KW cap. 01.23.2014 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Taxation subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment changed the bill to allow an income and other specified tax credit for 25 percent of the total cost, not to exceed $333,000 per installation and $1,000,000 for any taxpayer, of a nonresidential solar energy system for a  placed in service in 2013 through 2017.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an income and other specified tax credit for 25 percent of the total cost of a solar energy system placed in service in 2013 through 2018.
Sponsor: Glenn G. Reese House Com: Senate Com: Fin
Status: Scrivener's error corrected Status Date: 2/6/2014
Keywords: Electric Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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S 0344 Initiates a feasibility study on energySummary of the bill as introduced: Requires the Public Service Commission to initiate a joint feasibility study into the advantages of conveying the South Carolina Public Service Authority to Duke Energy or another suitable electrical utility. This bill also requires a study that examines and forecasts South Carolina's residential and commercial electric energy consumption and how it relates to the state's power production in future years.
Sponsor: Robert Ford House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 2/6/2013
Keywords: Electric Utilities
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S 0536 Energy System Freedom of Ownership Act04.01.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.27.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill and replaces it with new language regarding third party solar energy. As soon as the amendment is finished, it will be posted in the legislative tracking system.03.19.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.04.17.2013 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee carried this bill over.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an electric utility customer who is renting renewable energy equipment to sell the electricity produced by that equipment back to the utility.
Sponsor: Chauncey K. Gregory House Com: Senate Com: Judy
Status: Senate - Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 4/3/2014
Keywords: Electric Gas Utilities
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S 0881 Allows counties to exempt solar energy systems from property taxesSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows counties to exempt solar energy electric systems from property taxes.
Sponsor: Vincent A. Sheheen House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 1/14/2014
Keywords: Electric Property Taxes Utilities
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S 1011 Defines offshore wind research and development activities04.01.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.25.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee carried this bill over.03.19.2014 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment removes the last "Whereas" paragraph in the bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Defines offshore wind research and development activities as initiatives undertaken by an electrical utility for the long-term advancement of the economic development and clean energy benefits related to offshore wind. This bill also directs the Public Service Commission to develop regulations that encourage offshore wind research.
Sponsor: Greg Hembree House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate - Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary Status Date: 4/2/2014
Keywords: Electric
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S 1189 Creates a SC Distributed Energy Resource Program05.15.2014 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.05.14.2014 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment increases the caps on participation percentages and system outputs.Summary of the bill as introduced: Creates a distributed energy resource program in the state.
Sponsor: Chauncey K. Gregory House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 236 Status Date: 6/16/2014
Keywords: Electric
Passed






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