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Holly Beeson and Captain John Cameron, representing the Commissioners of Pilotage, told the committee the changes include five updates: three refine the apprenticeship application process to close minor procedural advantages that had developed over 25 years, two adjust reporting and Coast Guard-investigation triggers to eliminate trivial reporting, and one clarifies the geographic scope of pilotage so it applies where vessels face a risk of grounding even if federal boundary references changed. Captain Cameron said the reporting changes \"basically, eliminates trivial incidents from immediate reporting and unnecessary reports from the coast guard.\" He added the jurisdiction clarification is intended to ensure pilots are used where waters present grounding risk even in less active harbors.

Committee members offered no questions beyond brief clarifications, and a member moved to approve the regulation. The roll call showed unanimous approval.

Votes at a glance: Document 5300 approved by roll call: Mister Anderson — yes; Mister Guffey — yes; Mister Hartz — yes; Mister Martin — yes; Mister Neece — yes; Mister Tipple — yes; Mister Bradley — yes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Regulations, Admin. Proc., AI and Cybersecurity Committee -- Regulations, Admin. Procedures, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Thursday, April 3, 2025 9:00 am ","oneSentenceSummary","Document 5300, revising harbor-pilot apprenticeship applications, Coast Guard reporting thresholds and jurisdictional language for piloted waters, was approved 7-0 after brief discussion with harbor pilots.","taxTitle","Regulations and Administrative Procedures, Standing, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, South Carolina","taxId",17535,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6088036,"Committee approves telecom rule changes; printed telephone-directory requirement removed",457,1509115,1966380,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2886058-5ddfaed76bf6e98e444a84b83bb6ac77&start=1509&end=1966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2886058-5ddfaed76bf6e98e444a84b83bb6ac77/thumbnail_1509115.jpg","/articles/6088036/South-Carolina/Committee-approves-telecom-rule-changes-printed-telephone-directory-requirement-removed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088036-66f16feaa49c09e7941551c1ddd91051/orig.mp4?Expires=1776559840&Signature=iItb~ArqK6wXoIfghElvxPlIsBZG45m4Vcyl6sgxeiZ9SYJEEiGC8gp8BMdH4~MTBi6BopazMZ3IWkoPtmsXoVjWmyESTwA0FLOqCcBBAs2CZhGCutsSHHvnX3cQ3mhBV-vKYbP6brK83PzGqiHRJu3li6D9i5lDh7YCayEOrvdP2HI41cDASDEO7msJaRlA6C7i7mifZFfmO1qZHHDk3qOEWUHZtYFZjEQk3BfLUUr~zMfKPSz48VGmAENcDtEu1wFTA1JIKr7Ka9cPbUdQp4iJO5ib-hwiWU5gfvvJaUPIyF7jtxi3HiFgLGv-1gGnvv1dZPKFS9PfGwqmma1c5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved Document 52-67, a set of telecommunications-regulation updates that delete obsolete provisions, align state rules with federal certification requirements and remove a requirement that telephone utilities publish printed directories. The regulation was approved by roll call, 7-0.

Presenter Jocelyn Boyd summarized the changes: repeal of rules tied to a now-repealed advisory committee for statewide telecommunications relay access service; deletion of link-up services no longer part of the federal lifeline program; alignment of eligible-telecommunications-carrier certification with the Code of Federal Regulations; removal of the printed-directory requirement; and application of code section 34-31-20 when a company willfully overcharges a customer.

Balen Moore, representing South Carolina Rural Telephone Companies, told the committee that printing paper directories can be costly for rural carriers and said the cost can exceed $30,000 per year per company. Moore and other industry participants supported deleting the printed requirement and noted the regulation would require companies to provide a digital directory and to supply a paper copy upon consumer request.

Moore asked the committee to consider an affirmative resolution to make the regulation effective this year because the regular cycle would not permit the change before carriers would otherwise be required to print this year's directories. Staff explained obtaining such a resolution would require a two-thirds vote and the committee agreed to address that in a future full meeting. The committee approved Document 52-67 as presented.

Votes at a glance: Document 52-67 approved by roll call: Mister Anderson — yes; Mister Guffey — yes; Mister Hartz — yes; Mister Martin — yes; Mister Neece — yes; Mister Tipple — yes; Mister Bradley — yes.","Document 52-67, updating telecommunications regulations to conform with federal rules and deleting the printed-directory mandate, was approved 7-0. Rural telephone companies urged an affirmative resolution to make changes effective this year and noted printing costs.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6088041,"Committee backs discovery-rule language to protect experts' \"working papers,\" members raise definition concerns",911,597200,1508310,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2886058-5ddfaed76bf6e98e444a84b83bb6ac77&start=597&end=1508","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2886058-5ddfaed76bf6e98e444a84b83bb6ac77/thumbnail_597200.jpg","/articles/6088041/South-Carolina/Committee-backs-discovery-rule-language-to-protect-experts-working-papers-members-raise-definition-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088041-4339830eb1a13540f5c91849aec8e62a/orig.mp4?Expires=1776559840&Signature=gmOFnfPOATxLm47wDCCrV1DKh1jfAJNr9L1lLJh6X8ml0OAZ6cF8RV5s25G4~~W6dmZ6j~UDoMzfr63LhbYgY0cxJV1-3tzTfLx8FIKQibVHVqttw15wOk3zcirQ2K3gA8A-vOv4uT50BsK5uEDoFuRanHrMsMymNrWAOJcM1DIjB9FxXGLEUyDpm6y86jtYjroMS6UAwWwZHSKrWG7gtWHlnLV5TbC4iij4nLXKfk172bqCGBz28R~dg5Z6iEjxJ5b6upbBS40ciP3hFqJixySfo7aJmhnz8tNcYjGbyPWWGejv0ZIldS2tBNoxEJ-vtHi1JzsLQw4aj1CKZCuUGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved Document 52-75, amending discovery rules to insert the phrase \"working papers\" alongside attorney work product in hearing-preparation protections. The roll-call approval was 7-0.

Representative Martin questioned the change, asking whether \"working papers\" is a defined legal term and warning that an undefined term could broaden discoverability claims and delay proceedings. \"My only concern is, if you use the term working paper without an actual definition of what working papers includes, can you just make that so broad that you don't have to turn over anything in discovery, and it actually prolongs the litigation process?\" he asked.

Jocelyn Boyd and Balen Moore (representing the South Carolina Rural Telephone Companies) responded that the words \"working papers\" historically appeared in the commission's regulations and are broader than attorney work product. Moore told the committee the term covers materials \"prepared in anticipation of a hearing, by or for any party or by or for that party's representative, including the attorney, including consultants,\" and cited South Carolina procedure 26(b)(3) as context for the distinction. Moore said the language had been inadvertently omitted in a prior revision and that the industry litigators view the phrase as long-established practice.

Committee members asked whether a definition should be added now; staff explained that adding a definition would require additional drafting and another public notice and hearing because stakeholders had already participated in the current process. Several members asked staff to return with clarifying language in the future; one committee member said they could proceed with the current intent and clarify the record if needed.

Votes at a glance: Document 52-75 approved by roll call: Mister Anderson — yes; Mister Guffey — yes; Mister Hartz — yes; Mister Martin — yes; Mister Neece — yes; Mister Tipple — yes; Mister Bradley — yes.","Document 52-75, which adds the phrase \"working papers\" to hearing-preparation protections, was approved 7-0 after committee members and industry representatives debated whether the term is sufficiently defined.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6088046,"Committee approves motor-carrier rule changes to align with Act 214 of 2022",1418,37911,1456849,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2886058-5ddfaed76bf6e98e444a84b83bb6ac77&start=37&end=1456","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2886058-5ddfaed76bf6e98e444a84b83bb6ac77/thumbnail_37911.jpg","/articles/6088046/South-Carolina/Committee-approves-motor-carrier-rule-changes-to-align-with-Act-214-of-2022","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088046-67d4df75a391947ffb111f4fc73fdaa4/orig.mp4?Expires=1776559840&Signature=F5opLg0Em8QFKM1Ozj6BvJg4KMvnvPs7YDExvZWnJxnarvdOZJlrcaxH2kQV-l2VypC7qF4G1dkjvFZXPf3isKL1rsf0NueHHca6njjQgH6yx6z4mxrPTr4jUUQlZCHmMfk-l7RkgJl~ZrZdGKybEDTJLur1EoQASbhW-oghLBlcL6pffboXBTwJN67G8xkgtkxFQAlAMWFdG38CszGJxH9tZNN54hCBwU2PqRSImXI3sBlLaIiz3veKpQeToDNDAGAu4KtHi8k7ubZKZypLtcea54H5PwVCY-jqbaQou9G8BZ9nQuBu8o3DjEzv5G3PZaukcgn2Ipt9u6Tush9Ibw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee approved Document 52-42, a set of regulatory updates to motor-carrier certification meant to conform state rules with Act 214 of 2022, shortening the practical approval timeline to roughly 30 days and removing some hearing requirements, the committee chair said. The regulation passed by a recorded vote of 7-0.

The changes, explained by presenter Jocelyn Boyd, would streamline the process for carriers that transport persons — including taxis, limousines, stretcher vans and nonemergency vehicles — and property such as household-goods movers. Boyd said the commission will post applications on its website and allow stakeholders a written period to object; if no protest is filed the commission will place the application on a public agenda and issue a directive order. Boyd described the typical timeline: \"shortly thereafter, within, I would say, 99.9% of the time, within 2 business days, the carrier has access to its directive order. That directive order doesn't become effective for 30 days,\" she said.

The presenter told the committee the agency conducted an extensive stakeholder process and that stakeholders \"were very supportive of the changes.\" Committee members asked clarifying questions about operational details. Representative Martin asked whether driving records are reviewed as part of the application; Boyd said the current regulation requires carriers to maintain driving records but that those records are not filed with the commission at application time because many applicants are start-ups. When asked about weight limits for transported property, Boyd said she was not aware of a specific weight limit for persons and could not recall a household-goods weight limit offhand.

The committee noted that, under the revised process created by Act 214, household-goods movers no longer require a hearing; instead applications are posted and become subject to written protests. The presenter said the Office of Regulatory Staff must receive proof of insurance as one condition for the carrier to begin operating once the directive order is satisfied.

Votes at a glance: Document 52-42 was approved by roll call: Mister Anderson — yes; Mister Guffey — yes; Mister Hartz — yes; Mister Martin — yes; Mister Neece — yes; Mister Tipple — yes; Mister Bradley — yes. The committee recorded the approval as 7 to 0.","The committee approved Document 52-42 to update motor-carrier regulations to conform with Act 214 of 2022, shorten the effective certification timeline for carriers and remove some hearing requirements; the vote was 7-0.","actionData","errors"]

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