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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 157: Storm Damage Recovery

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 157 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Storm Damage Recovery. Primary sponsor: Tom Alexander (Republican), Luke Rankin (Republican), Jeffrey Graham (Democratic), Billy Garrett (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 19, 2025): Act No. 2.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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 APPROVAL OF A FINANCING ORDER, AND PROVIDE FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF A QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY RETAINED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom AlexanderPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Jeffrey GrahamPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate35
Billy GarrettPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Act No. 2
  2. Effective date 03/13/25
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 7
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Scrivener's error corrected
  7. Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Introduced, placed on calendar without reference
  10. Read third time and sent to House
  11. Scrivener's error corrected
  12. Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source