Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1210 Primary Sponsor:Ryberg Committee Number:11 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Public Service Commision commissioners Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:BBM/10951JM.94 Introduced Date:19940223 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940223 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Ryberg Richter Gregory Mescher McConnell Macaulay Rose Leventis Giese Thomas Stilwell Waldrep Wilson Cork Elliott Courson Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1210 Senate 19940223 Introduced, read first time, 11
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TO AMEND SECTION 58-3-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL ELECT COMMISSIONERS BASED UPON THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PURSUANT TO THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES CENSUS OF 1990, RATHER THAN THE CENSUS OF 1980.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 58-3-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 1549 of Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 58-3-20. The Public Service Commission shall be composed of seven members to be elected by the General Assembly in the manner prescribed by this chapter for terms of four years and until their successors are elected and qualify.
The General Assembly shall provide for the election of the seven member commission and elect members thereto based upon the congressional districts established by the General Assembly pursuant to the official United States Census of 1980 1990. If the number of congressional districts is less than seven, additional members shall be elected at large to provide for a seven member commission."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.