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South Carolina General Assembly · S 0157 · Act No. 2

Storm Damage Recovery

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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1105, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY" AND TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO INCLUDE STORM RECOVERY COSTS FOR HURRICANE HELENE IN ITS COST OF CAPITAL FROM THE DATE OF THE STORM... Read the full text

126th session (2025-2026)

What it does

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1105, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY" AND TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO INCLUDE STORM RECOVERY COSTS FOR HURRICANE HELENE IN ITS COST OF CAPITAL FROM THE DATE OF THE STORM THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF STORM RECOVERY BONDS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1110, RELATING TO THE PETITION FOR FINANCING ORDER AND REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ALLOW AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY TO DEFER THE REVIEW AND
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Where it is

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Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 101) · Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 101) · Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen, Massey, Adams, Devine, Elliott, Ott · Jan 16, 2025

Senate

Scrivener's error corrected · Jan 17, 2025
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 12) · Feb 19, 2025

Senate

Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 25, 2025
Amended (Senate Journal-page 22) · Mar 4, 2025

Senate

Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22) · Mar 4, 2025

Senate

Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 22) · Mar 4, 2025

Senate

Scrivener's error corrected · Mar 5, 2025
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 23) · Mar 5, 2025

Senate

Introduced, placed on calendar without reference (House Journal-page 11) · Mar 6, 2025

House

Read second time (House Journal-page 5) · Mar 10, 2025

House

Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 6) · Mar 10, 2025

House

Scrivener's error corrected · Mar 10, 2025
Read third time and enrolled · Mar 11, 2025

House

Ratified R 7 · Mar 11, 2025
Signed By Governor · Mar 13, 2025
Effective date 03/13/25 · Mar 19, 2025
Act No. 2 · Mar 19, 2025

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

AlexanderRankinGrahamGarrett

Recorded votes

Passage of BillHouse · 2025-03-10 · Passed · Yeas 101, Nays 0, Excused Absence 4, Abstain 2, Not Voting 15
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-03-04 · Passed · Ayes 41, Nays 0, Excused Absence 4
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 2 (Mar 19, 2025).