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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3060 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh, Simrill, Davenport Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\kgh\15087htc99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Sales tax exemption, food lawfully purchased with Agriculture Department food coupons; Taxation History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM SALES TAX, SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM TAX TWENTY PERCENT OF THE GROSS PROCEEDS OF SALES OR SALES PRICE OF FOOD ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD COUPONS, NOT INCLUDING RESTAURANT MEALS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-36-2120 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) food items eligible for purchase with United States Department of Agriculture food coupons, not including restaurant meals, but this exemption is limited to twenty percent of the gross proceeds of sales or sales price of these items."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1999.
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