S 0985  General Bill, By Leatherman, Leventis and Pinckney

Similar(S 641, H 4691)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-530(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE USE OF
 REVENUE FROM THE LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY WHICH
 COLLECTS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES MAY USE THE
 REVENUE COLLECTED FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN
 6-1-530(A) AND POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND
 EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS OPERATIONS DIRECTLY ATTENDANT TO THOSE FACILITIES.
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   12/13/05  Senate Prefiled
   12/13/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/10/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-26
   01/10/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-26
   03/01/06  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Finance SJ-22
   03/07/06  Senate Amended SJ-12
   03/07/06  Senate Read second time SJ-12
   03/08/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   03/08/06  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
   03/09/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   03/09/06  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-5
   05/10/06  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways
                     and Means HJ-4
   05/11/06         Scrivener's error corrected
   05/16/06  House  Debate adjourned until  Wednesday, May 17, 2006 HJ-11
   05/17/06  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Mahaffey,
                     Funderburk, Perry, Leach, Coates, McGee, Miller,
                     Cooper, JH Neal, J Brown, Hosey, Hinson,
                     Jefferson, Merrill, R Brown, Dantzler, Hodges,
                     Chellis, Anderson, and Clemmons HJ-28
   05/24/06  House  Amended HJ-125
   05/24/06  House  Read second time HJ-130
   05/24/06  House  Roll call Yeas-85  Nays-18 HJ-130
   05/25/06  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-47
   05/31/06  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-306
   05/31/06  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps.  Reps. Littlejohn,
                     Chalk, and Battle HJ-204

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Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

May 24, 2006

S. 985

S. Printed 5/24/06--H.

Read the first time March 9, 2006.

TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-530(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE USE OF REVENUE FROM THE LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY WHICH COLLECTS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES MAY USE THE REVENUE COLLECTED FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN 6-1-530(A) AND POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS OPERATIONS DIRECTLY ATTENDANT TO THOSE FACILITIES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-530(B) of the 1976 Code, is amended to read:

"(B)(1)    In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the local accommodations tax authorized in this article may also be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.

(2)    In a county in which less than nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the revenue in the preceding fiscal year of the local accommodations tax authorized pursuant to this article may be used for the additional purposes provided in Item (1) of this subsection."

SECTION    2.    Section 6-1-730(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)(1)        In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the hospitality tax authorized in this article may be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.

(2)    In a county in which less than nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the revenue in the preceding fiscal year of the local hospitality tax authorized pursuant to this article may be used for the additional purposes provided in Item (1) of this subsection."

SECTION    3.    The holidays surrounding the Christmas season being a major tourism period in this State as family members and other nonresidents generally visit this State to spend the holidays with family or in the temperate South Carolina climate pursuing recreational activities, the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 53, Sections 53-1-5 through 53-1-160 are suspended for the twenty-four hour period of December 24, 2006.

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.