H 4510  General Bill, By May, Bennett and McGarry
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO SITUATIONS IN WHICH LOCAL LICENSING FEES MAY OR MAY NOT BE
 IMPOSED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY THAT IS THE LOCATION
 OF A CARRIER'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS MAY NOT IMPOSE A LICENSE FEE OR
 LICENSE TAX ON CERTAIN CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.

   11/10/21  House  Prefiled
   11/10/21  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
   01/11/22  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 40)
   01/11/22  House  Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 40)

TO AMEND SECTION 58-23-620, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SITUATIONS IN WHICH LOCAL LICENSING FEES MAY OR MAY NOT BE IMPOSED, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY OR COUNTY THAT IS THE LOCATION OF A CARRIER'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS MAY NOT IMPOSE A LICENSE FEE OR LICENSE TAX ON CERTAIN CERTIFICATE HOLDERS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 58-23-620(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(A)    A municipality or county in this State may not impose a license fee or license tax upon a holder of a certificate A or a certificate B, and a municipality or county may not impose a license fee or license tax on the holder of a certificate E or a certificate F, Certificate of Compliance, or a common or contract motor carrier of property, except the municipality of the carrier's residence or the location of the carrier's principal place of business. However, the fee required of a holder of a certificate C is in addition to any license tax or license fee charged by a municipality."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.