2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3577: Electric Substation Security
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 58-1-70 So As To Provide That An Electrical Utility That Owns Or Is Responsible For Operating An Electrical Substation Have Security Cameras To Monitor And Record Activities At The Electrical Substation And To Define "electrical Utility"; And By Amending Section 16-11-740, Relating To Malicious Injury To Telegraph, Telephone, Or Electric Utility System, So As To Provide That A Person Who Wilfully Destroys, Damages, Or In Any Way Injures An Electrical Substation To Be Fined Thirty Thousand Dollars.
Bill History
12/15/2022
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/15/2022
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
House of Representatives
2/7/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler
House of Representatives
2/8/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliard, King, McDaniel, Henegan, Williams, Alexander, Hosey, Cobb-Hunter, Jefferson, Anderson, Kirby
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(12/15/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Labor, Commerce and Industry(House of Representatives)
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Primary Sponsor
Michael Rivers
Democrat