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H 4344 General Bill, By Herbkersman and Chalk
Similar (H 4229)
Summary: Alternative Local Option Tourism Development Fee Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 4 ENACTING THE "ALTERNATE LOCAL OPTION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FEE ACT" SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY LOCATED WITHIN A COUNTY IN WHICH AT LEAST FIVE MILLION DOLLARS OF STATE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN A FISCAL YEAR AND COUNTY ANNUAL PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME IS AT LEAST FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO IMPOSE A FEE NOT TO EXCEED ONE PERCENT OF AMOUNTS SUBJECT TO TAX PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 36, TITLE 12, THE SOUTH CAROLINA SALES AND USE TAX ACT, FOR NOT MORE THAN TEN YEARS, TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE THE FEE BY ORDINANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FEE, AND TO PROVIDE USES FOR WHICH THE FEE REVENUE MUST BE APPLIED, INCLUDING TOURISM PROMOTION, PROPERTY TAX CREDITS, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS PROMOTING TOURISM CAUSES.
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01/14/10House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-553
01/20/10House Debate adjourned until Thursday, January 21, 2010
01/20/10House Amended HJ-14
01/20/10House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rice, Hiott, Skelton, Whipper, R. Brown, Haley, Loftis, Forrester, Wylie, Chalk, Millwood, Norman, Lucas, Bedingfield, Erickson, Hutto, JR Smith, Herbkersman, Long, Ott, Hart, Gunn, Crawford, Lowe, Umphlett, and Harvin HJ-17
01/20/10House Read second time HJ-24
01/20/10House Roll call Yeas-53 Nays-38 HJ-26
01/21/10House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-34
01/21/10Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
01/21/10Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-13



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