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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 275: EV Charging Stations

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 275 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: EV Charging Stations. Primary sponsor: Larry Grooms (Republican), Overture Walker (Democratic), Wes Climer (Republican), Jeff Zell (Republican), Ed Sutton (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 16, 2025): Act No. 18.

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 58-27-10, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR "DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATION," "ELECTRIC VEHICLE," AND "ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING PROVIDER"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 58-27-1060, RELATING TO ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS THAT OFFER ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE PUBLIC SHALL DO SO ON A FAIR, REASONABLE, AND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS AND SHALL NOT PROVIDE AN UNREASONABLE ADVANTAGE FOR DIRECT-CURRENT-FAST-CHARGING STATIONS; AND TO REGULATE REVENUE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Larry GroomsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Overture WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Wes ClimerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate15
Jeff ZellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Ed SuttonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20

“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. 18
  2. Effective date 05/08/25
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 34
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
  7. Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
  8. Read second time
  9. Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry
  10. Scrivener's error corrected
  11. Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
  12. Introduced and read first time

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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