S*0483 (Rat #0011, Act #0003 of 2009) General Bill, By Rankin, Cleary, McGill and Elliott
Similar (H 3590)
Summary: Local Option Tourism Development Fee Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 10, TITLE 4 ENACTING THE "LOCAL OPTION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FEE ACT" SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY LOCATED IN A COUNTY IN WHICH AT LEAST FOURTEEN MILLION DOLLARS OF STATE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX REVENUES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN A FISCAL YEAR 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 THE MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE THE FEE BY ORDINANCE OR BY REFERENDUM IN THE MUNICIPALITY, 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 ROLLBACK, AND CAPITAL PROJECTS PROMOTING TOURISM CAUSES. - ratified title
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02/25/09	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-15
02/25/09	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-15
03/11/09	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-18
03/25/09	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-70
03/25/09	Senate	Amended SJ-70
03/25/09	Senate	Read second time SJ-70
03/26/09		Scrivener's error corrected
03/26/09	Senate	Amended SJ-14
03/26/09	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-14
03/27/09		Scrivener's error corrected
03/31/09	House	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference HJ-28
04/01/09	House	Read second time HJ-72
04/01/09	House	Roll call Yeas-55 Nays-46 HJ-73
04/02/09	House	Read third time and enrolled HJ-16
04/02/09		Ratified R 11
04/09/09		Became law without Governor's signature
04/17/09		Effective date 04/09/09
04/22/09		Act No. 3