South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 985

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Leatherman, Leventis and Pinckney
Document Path: l:\s-res\hkl\018loca.kmm.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 641, 4691

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2006
Introduced in the House on March 9, 2006
Last Amended on May 24, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Accommodations/Hospitality Tax

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/13/2005  Senate  Prefiled
  12/13/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/10/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-26
   1/10/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-26
    3/1/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-22
    3/7/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-12
    3/7/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-12
    3/8/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/8/2006  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
    3/9/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
    3/9/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-5
   5/10/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-4
   5/11/2006          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/16/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 17, 2006 HJ-11
   5/17/2006  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Mahaffey, Funderburk, Perry, 
                        Leach, Coates, McGee, Miller, Cooper, JH Neal, J 
                        Brown, Hosey, Hinson, Jefferson, Merrill, R Brown, 
                        Dantzler, Hodges, Chellis, Anderson, and Clemmons HJ-28
   5/24/2006  House   Amended HJ-125
   5/24/2006  House   Read second time HJ-130
   5/24/2006  House   Roll call Yeas-85  Nays-18 HJ-130
   5/25/2006  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-47
   5/31/2006  Senate  Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-306
   5/31/2006  House   House insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Reps. Reps. Littlejohn, Chalk, and Battle 
                        HJ-204

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/13/2005
3/1/2006
3/7/2006
3/8/2006
5/10/2006
5/11/2006
5/24/2006

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AMENDED

May 24, 2006

S. 985

Introduced by Senators Leatherman, Leventis and Pinckney

S. Printed 5/24/06--H.

Read the first time March 9, 2006.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-530(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE USE OF REVENUE FROM THE LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY WHICH COLLECTS ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ACCOMMODATIONS TAXES MAY USE THE REVENUE COLLECTED FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN 6-1-530(A) AND POLICE, FIRE PROTECTION, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY-PREPAREDNESS OPERATIONS DIRECTLY ATTENDANT TO THOSE FACILITIES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-530(B) of the 1976 Code, is amended to read:

"(B)(1)    In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the local accommodations tax authorized in this article may also be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.

(2)    In a county in which less than nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the revenue in the preceding fiscal year of the local accommodations tax authorized pursuant to this article may be used for the additional purposes provided in Item (1) of this subsection."

SECTION    2.    Section 6-1-730(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)(1)        In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the hospitality tax authorized in this article may be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.

(2)    In a county in which less than nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the revenue in the preceding fiscal year of the local hospitality tax authorized pursuant to this article may be used for the additional purposes provided in Item (1) of this subsection."

SECTION    3.    The holidays surrounding the Christmas season being a major tourism period in this State as family members and other nonresidents generally visit this State to spend the holidays with family or in the temperate South Carolina climate pursuing recreational activities, the provisions of Chapter 1, Title 53, Sections 53-1-5 through 53-1-160 are suspended for the twenty-four hour period of December 24, 2006.

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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