South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4977

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Bales
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3858dw08.doc

Introduced in the House on April 9, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Summary: Residential builders

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/9/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-3
    4/9/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-3
   4/16/2008  House   Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-36
   4/16/2008  House   Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry 
                        HJ-36

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/9/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-340 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING BODY OF A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY MAY NOT IMPOSE A LICENSE, OCCUPATION, OR PROFESSIONAL TAX OR FEE UPON A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BUILDER, EXCEPT UPON THE BUILDER AT THE PLACE WHERE THE LICENSEE MAINTAINS A PRINCIPAL OFFICE; TO PROVIDE THAT A MUNICIPALITY MAY IMPOSE A LICENSE, OCCUPATION, OR PROFESSIONAL TAX OR FEE UPON A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BUILDER BASED UPON GROSS RECEIPTS ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ITS CORPORATE LIMITS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY GOVERNING AUTHORITY MAY IMPOSE A LICENSE, OCCUPATION, OR PROFESSIONAL TAX OR FEE UPON A LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BUILDER BASED UPON GROSS RECEIPTS ONLY FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TRANSACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-1-340.    Notwithstanding another provision of law:

(1)    the governing body a county or municipality may not impose a license, occupation, or professional tax or fee upon a licensed residential builder, except upon the licensed residential builder at the place where the licensee maintains a principal office. The license, occupation, or professional tax or fee permits the licensed residential builder and his residential specialty contractors to engage in all of the construction activities described in Chapter 59, Title 40 without further licensing or taxing, other than the state licenses issued pursuant to Chapter 59, Title 40 or pursuant to other provisions of law. An additional license, occupation, or professional tax or fee is not required of the residential specialty contractors;

(2)    a municipality may impose a license, occupation, or professional tax or fee upon a licensed residential builder upon gross income only for residential buildings transactions with respect to property located within its corporate limits; and

(3)    a county governing authority may impose a license, occupation, or professional tax or fee upon a residential builder based upon gross income only for residential building transactions with respect to property located within the unincorporated areas of the county."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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