South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3669

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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Mulvaney, Shoopman, Merrill, Harrell, Ballentine, Bedingfield, Haley, Toole, Crawford, Hinson, Owens, E.H. Pitts and Rice
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9808htc07.doc

Introduced in the House on March 8, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Income tax

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/8/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
    3/8/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-8

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/8/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-515 SO AS TO REDUCE PERMANENTLY BY FIFTY BASIS POINTS THE MARGINAL RATES OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX FOLLOWING FISCAL YEARS IN WHICH GENERAL FUND REVENUES EXCEEDS BY MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS THE GENERAL FUND REVENUE ESTIMATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-6-515.    (A)    Notwithstanding the rates of taxes imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-510, if the actual revenues of the general fund of the State during any fiscal year exceed estimated general fund revenue for that fiscal year as set forth in the February fifteenth revenue forecast by the Board of Economic Advisors by more than two hundred fifty million dollars, each then applicable marginal rate of income tax imposed pursuant to that section is permanently reduced by the lesser of fifty basis points or the then applicable rate.

(B)    The department shall make the necessary adjustments to the rates and the brackets otherwise applicable pursuant to Section 12-6-510 in conformity with the provisions of this section. These adjusted rates and brackets are effective for taxable years beginning after December thirty-first following the end of the fiscal year in which the qualifying surplus general fund revenues accrued. These adjustments shall continue until the time the applicable rate is zero."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies with respect to any surplus general fund revenue accruing for fiscal year 2007-2008.

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