Public Service Commission Elections

2025-2026 Bill 921: Public Service Commission Elections - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 921
STATUS INFORMATION
Concurrent Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Alexander, Rankin and Hutto
Document Path: SJ-0009BJ-BJ26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2026
Introduced in the House on February 12, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Public Service Commission Elections
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/11/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 3
)

2/11/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Operations and Management
(
Senate Journal-page 3
)

2/11/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Operations and Management
(
Senate Journal-page 6
)

2/11/2026

Senate

Adopted, sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 6
)

2/12/2026

House

Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence (
House Journal-page 31
)

2/12/2026

Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/11/2026
02/12/2026

A concurrent RESOLUTION

to fix one p.m. on march 4, 2026, as the time to
elect a member to the public service commission for the first congressional
district for a term expiring on june 30, 2028; to elect a member to the public
service commission for the third congressional district for a term expiring on
june 30, 2028; to elect a member to the public service commission for the fifth
congressional district for a term expiring on JUNE 30, 2028; AND TO ELECT A
MEMBER TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR THE SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
FOR A TERM EXPIRING ON JUNE 30, 2028.

B
e it resolved by the
Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

T
hat the Senate and the
House of Representatives shall meet in joint assembly in the Hall of the House
of Representatives at one o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, to elect a
member to the Public Service Commission for the First Congressional District,
for a term expiring on June 30, 2028; to elect a member to the Public Service
Commission for the Third Congressional District, for a term expiring on June
30, 2028; to elect a member to the Public Service Commission for the Fifth
Congressional District, for a term expiring on June 30, 2028; and to elect a
member to the Public Service Commission for the Seventh Congressional District,
for a term expiring on June 30, 2028.

B
e it further resolved that
all nominations must be made by a member of the State Regulation of Public
Utilities Review Committee, and that no further nominating or seconding
speeches may be made by members of the General Assembly on behalf of any
candidate.

B
e it further resolved
that the General Assembly agrees that during the joint assembly the members of
the House of Representatives shall vote electronically on the elections for
members of the Public Service Commission for the First, Third, Fifth, and Seventh
Congressional Districts, and on any other matter requiring a vote of the House
related to these elections.

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