Bills Assigned to Keyword - Water (14)
Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/25/2024
H 3195
H 3195
Prohibits a municipality from charging water customers who live outside of the corporate limits more
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality from charging water customers who live outside of the corporate limits more than it charges municipal residents.
Sponsor:
Timothy McGinnis
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hixon
Status Date: 2/16/2021
Keywords:
House
Utilities
Water
Priority
H 3272
Enacts the Fair Access to Residential Water Act
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality from charging those who reside outside of the municipal boundaries higher rates for water services than it charges municipal residents.
Sponsor:
Jonathon Hill
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
House
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
H 3273
Allows additional members to municipal councils to represent nonresident residential water and sewer customers
01.19.2022 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee adjourned debate on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows additional members to municipal councils to represent nonresident residential municipal water and sewer customers when these customers are charged higher rates for water and sewer than residents.
Sponsor:
Chip Huggins
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
House
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
H 3311
Prohibits a public utility or a third party authorized by a public utility to accept payments
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a public utility or a third party authorized by a public utility to accept payments for utility bills on behalf of the public utility.
Sponsor:
John King
House Com:
LCI
Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
Electric
House
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
H 3514
Requires SC DHEC to develop regulations to establish maximum containment levels for water pollution
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, through a joint resolution, to develop regulations to establish maximum containment levels for certain pollutants in public water systems.
Sponsor:
JA Moore
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brawley, Willis
Status Date: 3/16/2021
Keywords:
House
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
H 3515
Requires SC DHEC to develop regulations to establish maximum containment levels for water pollution
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, through a joint resolution, to develop regulations to establish maximum containment levels for certain pollutants in public water systems.
Sponsor:
JA Moore
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers
Status Date: 3/4/2021
Keywords:
House
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
H 3574
Enacts the Safe Water Act
01.26.2022 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee adjourned debate on this bill.01.19.2022 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.03.02.2021 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee carried this bill over. Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a private or public utility or a municipality operating a water system to include on utility bills the water purification levels for the water provided by the utility.
Sponsor:
William Clyburn
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
Status: House - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Matthews
Status Date: 3/11/2021
Keywords:
House
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
H 4778
Allows an entity that contracts with the US Army Corps of Engineers to store water to have exclusive rights to return flows
02.15.2022 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs 1 subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an entity that has contracted for the right to store water in a reservoir owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers to have exclusive rights to any return flows generated to that reservoir.
Sponsor:
West Cox
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
ANR
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Status Date: 2/23/2022
Keywords:
Water
Of Interest
S 0219
Requires SC DHEC to establish maximum containment levels for certain pollutants in public water systems
03.17.2022 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee carried this bill over.03.03.2022 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee carried this bill over.02.17.2022 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee ran out of time before they took action on this bill.02.03.2022 The Senate Medical Affairs Committee ran out of time before they took action on this bill.Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control to establish maximum containment levels for certain pollutants in public water systems.
Sponsor:
Thomas McElveen
House Com:
Senate Com:
MA
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
Senate
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
S 0291
Requires a Class A water or sewer utility to submit an integrated resource plan to the SC Public Service Commission
Summary of the bill as introduced: Requires a Class A water or sewer utility to submit an integrated resource plan to the SC Public Service Commission.
Sponsor:
David Climer
House Com:
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
Senate
Sewer
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
S 0293
Prohibits a water or sewer utility system from receiving a rate of return while failing to provide adequate service
Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a water or sewer utility system from receiving a rate of return while failing to provide adequate service because of a failure to plan for reasonably forseeable circumstances.
Sponsor:
David Climer
House Com:
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
Senate
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
S 0316
Includes municipalities and counties supplying water in the definition of utility
Summary of the bill as introduced: Includes municipalities and counties supplying water in the definition of utility.
Sponsor:
Michael Fanning
House Com:
Senate Com:
Judy
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
Senate
Sewer
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
S 0359
Limits the amount of a stormwater fee
Summary of the bill as introduced: Limits the amount of a stormwater fee to 15% of the amount of property taxes levied on the property by the local governing body.
Sponsor:
Rex Rice
House Com:
Senate Com:
Fin
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance
Status Date: 1/12/2021
Keywords:
Senate
Sewer
Utilities
Water
Of Interest
S 1010
Allows an entity that contracts with the US Army Corps of Engineers to store water to have exclusive rights to return flows
03.30.2022 The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.29.2022 The House Agricultural, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.02.10.2022 The Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee gave this bill a favorable report.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows an entity that has contracted for the right to store water in a reservoir owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers to have exclusive rights to any return flows generated to that reservoir.
Sponsor:
Michael Gambrell
House Com:
ANREA
Senate Com:
ANR
Status: Act No. 139
Status Date: 4/29/2022
Keywords:
Water
Of Interest
Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299,
mail@masc.sc