Current Status Bill Number:442 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970227 Primary Sponsor:Leatherman All Sponsors:Leatherman Drafted Document Number:dka\4056mm.97 Companion Bill Number:3555 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 HLCI Date of Last Amendment:19980528 Subject:Property taxes, county; payment of may be made by credit card, Taxation, Banks and Savings and Loan Associations
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19980528 Recommitted to Committee 26 HLCI
House 19980528 Amended
House 19980527 Debate interrupted
House 19980526 Objection by Representative Sheheen
Pinckney
Kennedy
Neal
Inabinett
Lloyd
Scott
Stuart
House 19980520 Committee report: Favorable with 26 HLCI
amendment
House 19980507 Recommitted to Committee 26 HLCI
House 19980506 Debate adjourned until
Thursday, 19980507
House 19980505 Debate adjourned until
Wednesday, 19980506
House 19980430 Debate adjourned until
Tuesday, 19980505
House 19980429 Debate adjourned until
Thursday, 19980430
House 19980428 Debate adjourned
House 19980422 Committee report: Favorable with 26 HLCI
amendment
House 19970402 Introduced, read first time, 26 HLCI
referred to Committee
Senate 19970402 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19970401 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
Wednesday, 19970402
Senate 19970326 Committee report: Favorable 06 SF
Senate 19970227 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF
referred to Committee
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AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE
Amentment No. 1--P:\AMEND\BBM\9847MM.98
May 28, 1998
S. 442
S. Printed 5/20/98--H.
Read the first time April 2, 1997.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 442), to amend Section 12-45-90, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to acceptable forms of payment of county taxes, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/SECTION 1. Section 12-45-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 12-45-90. Taxes shall be are payable in the following kinds of funds and no other: silver coin, United States currency, United States postal money orders, and checks subject to collection, and credit cards if the county governing body approves payment by credit card. The county governing body authorizing acceptance of credit card payments must impose a surcharge upon the payer by credit card equal to or less than the amount of a discount or administrative fee charged to or incurred by the local government. When a person voluntarily elects to make a payment to a local government by credit card and a surcharge is imposed, payment of any surcharge by the payer is mandatory and nonrefundable under all circumstances. Jury certificates and per diem of witnesses in the circuit court and all county claims which have been approved and certificates issued by the governing body of the county shall be are receivable for taxes due the county in which such the services were rendered or such the claims approved, not including school taxes."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor./
Amend title to conform.
HARRY F. CATO, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 12-45-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT OF COUNTY TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND IMPOSITION OF A VOLUNTARY AND NONREFUNDABLE SURCHARGE BY THE COUNTY GOVERNING BODY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-45-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 12-45-90. Taxes shall be are payable in the following kinds of funds and no other: silver coin, United States currency, United States postal money orders, and checks subject to collection, and credit cards if the county governing body approves payment by credit card. The county governing body authorizing acceptance of credit card payments must impose a surcharge upon the payer by credit card equal to or less than the amount of a discount or administrative fee charged to or incurred by the local government. When a person voluntarily elects to make a payment to a local government by credit card and a surcharge is imposed, payment of any surcharge by the payer is mandatory and nonrefundable under all circumstances. Jury certificates and per diem of witnesses in the circuit court and all county claims which have been approved and certificates issued by the governing body of the county shall be are receivable for taxes due the county in which such the services were rendered or such the claims approved, not including school taxes."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.