Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4771 Primary Sponsor:Quinn Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Sales tax exemption, food stuffs for homeless Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:JIC/5537HC.94 Introduced Date:19940217 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940217 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Quinn Waites Cromer Allison Cobb-Hunter Whipper J. Bailey Shissias Harrison Rhoad Keyserling Stone Sturkie Wright Beatty Farr Richardson Phillips Delleney Thomas Spearman Anderson Huff Waldrop Chamblee Robinson Elliott M.O. Alexander D. Wilder Davenport Moody-Lawrence Rudnick Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4771 House 19940217 Introduced, read first time, 30
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TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX FOOD STUFFS FOR THE HOMELESS OR NEEDY THAT ARE SOLD TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OR SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD OR DONATED BY ONE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-36-2120(10) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 612 of 1990, is amended by adding:
"(c) food stuffs, either prepared or packaged for the homeless or needy that are sold to nonprofit organizations, or food stuffs that are subsequently sold or donated by a nonprofit organization to another nonprofit organization. This subitem is only applicable to food stuffs which are eligible for purchase under the USDA food stamp program;"
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.