H 5109 General Bill, By Bingham, J.E. Smith, Brannon, Clary, Duckworth, Cobb-Hunter, Hamilton, Erickson, George and Knight
Summary: S.C. Business License Tax Standardization Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA BUSINESS LICENSE TAX STANDARDIZATION ACT" BY ADDING SECTIONS 5-7-320 AND 4-1-190 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE SOLE MANNER IN WHICH A MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY BUSINESS LICENSE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED, INCLUDING DURATION, CALCULATION, AND PAYMENT, AND TO RESTRICT COLLECTIONS IN THE 2018 LICENSE YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-120, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SHARING OF BUSINESS LICENSE INFORMATION AMONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-4-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO SHARE MUNICIPAL BUSINESS LICENSE INFORMATION AMONG OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
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03/15/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 37)
03/15/16	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 37)
03/16/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Smith, Brannon
03/16/16	House	Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 82)
03/17/16	House	Committed to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 82)
03/21/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Clary
03/22/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duckworth, Cobb-Hunter
03/23/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hamilton
04/14/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
04/19/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: George
04/20/16	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight