South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3833


Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3833
Ratification Number:              204
Act Number:                       121
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990406
Primary Sponsor:                  Robinson
All Sponsors:                     Robinson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22226mm99.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990603
Date of Last Amendment:           19990603
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        19990630
Subject:                          Tax revenues or license fees, electronic 
                                  collection of by state agencies; Property 
                                  exemption, Charitable Organizations


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  19990721  Act No. A121
------  19990630  Signed by Governor
------  19990624  Ratified R204
Senate  19990603  Ordered enrolled for ratification
House   19990603  Conference Committee Report adopted    98 HCC
Senate  19990603  Conference Committee Report adopted    88 SCC
Senate  19990527  Conference powers granted,             88 SCC  Thomas
                  appointed Senators to Committee                Patterson
                  of Conference                                  McGill
House   19990527  Conference powers granted,             98 HCC  Robinson
                  appointed Reps. to Committee of                Clyburn
                  Conference                                     Vaughn
House   19990527  Insists upon amendment
Senate  19990526  Non-concurrence in House amendment
House   19990525  Senate amendments amended,
                  returned to Senate with amendment
House   19990520  Debate adjourned on Senate
                  amendments
Senate  19990513  Amended, read third time, 
                  returned to House with amendment
Senate  19990512  Amended, read second time, 
                  ordered to third reading 
                  with notice of general amendments
Senate  19990511  Recalled from Committee                06 SF
Senate  19990428  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   19990428  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19990427  Amended, read second time
House   19990422  Committee report: Favorable with       30 HWM
                  amendment
House   19990406  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 22, 1999 - Word format
Revised on April 27, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 11, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 12, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 13, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 25, 1999 - Word format
Revised on June 3, 1999 - Word format

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(A121, R204, H3833)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-54-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC COLLECTION OF REVENUES BY A STATE AGENCY PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT NEGOTIATED AND ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE TREASURER ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM PROPERTY TAXES, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY HELD BY CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF FORTS AND BATTLEGROUNDS.

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

Electronic collection of revenues

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-54-75. (A) The State Treasurer may authorize a state agency which collects revenues, either as taxes or license fees or as payment for goods or services, to accept electronic forms of payment including, but not limited to, credit cards, debit cards, bank debits or credits, or electronic purse options. These electronic payments may be accepted in the course of an electronic commerce transaction, in which the business transaction is conducted by means of the internet, interactive voice response, or other fully electronic means.

(B) The State Treasurer may contract on behalf of the agencies with payment service providers for the processing of electronic payments, and may negotiate associated processing fees. The agency collecting revenues electronically may withhold the negotiated processing fees for payment to service providers from the revenues collected."

General exemption from taxes

SECTION 2. Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 149 of 1997, is further amended by adding:

"(42) All real property of charitable trusts and foundations held for historic preservation of forts and battlegrounds which extends beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by the charitable trusts and foundations which own the real property if no profit or benefit from any operation on the charitable trusts' and foundations' real property inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual and no income producing ventures are located on the charitable trusts' and foundations' real property. This exemption does not change any exemption provided for charitable trusts and foundations in item (4) of subsection (A) of this section and item (d), Section 3, Article X of the Constitution of this State but is an additional exemption for charitable trusts and foundations for historic preservation as provided in this item."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 24th day of June, 1999.

Approved the 30th day of June, 1999.

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