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H5474 • 2026

Electricity & Natural Gas Rates

Electricity & Natural Gas Rates

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Sponsor
Reps. Stavrinakis, Wetmore and Bernstein
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 243 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Electricity & Natural Gas Rates

Electricity & Natural Gas Rates

What This Bill Does

  • Electricity & Natural Gas Rates

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 243 )

  2. 2026-03-31 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 243 )

Official Summary Text

Electricity & Natural Gas Rates

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2025-2026 Bill 5474: Electricity & Natural Gas Rates - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5474
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Stavrinakis, Wetmore and Bernstein
Document Path: LC-0356HA26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 31, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
Summary: Electricity & Natural Gas Rates
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/31/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 243
)

3/31/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 243
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/31/2026

A joint Resolution

TO PROHIBIT AN INCREASE IN RATES FOR ELECTRICITY AND
NATURAL GAS FOR ONE YEAR and to allow A DECREASE IN THESE RATES DURING THIS
PERIOD.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1. Rates
for electricity and natural gas shall not be increased for a period of one
year. However, rates for electricity or natural gas may decrease during this
period.

S
ECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.

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