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H. 3948
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Stavrinakis, Murphy and Dillard
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3367dg21.docx
Introduced in the House on February 23, 2021
Introduced in the Senate on April 7, 2021
Last Amended on April 6, 2021
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Local Sales & Use Tax
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/23/2021 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
2/23/2021 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
(House Journal-page 10)
3/18/2021 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
3/18/2021 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and
Means (House Journal-page 40)
4/6/2021 House Amended
4/6/2021 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill, Magnuson
(House Journal-page 72)
4/6/2021 House Read second time (House Journal-page 72)
4/6/2021 House Roll call Yeas-75 Nays-29 (House Journal-page 74)
4/7/2021 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 13)
4/7/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
4/7/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 9)
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AMENDED
April 6, 2021
H. 3948
S. Printed 4/6/21--H.
Read the first time February 23, 2021.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 4-37-60 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY THAT HAS IMPOSED A TAX PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 37, TITLE 4, ALSO MAY IMPOSE ANOTHER SALES AND USE TAX.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 37, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 4-37-60. Notwithstanding Sections 4-10-310 and 4-37-40, or any other provision of law, a county which has imposed by ordinance a sales and use tax in an amount not to exceed one percent within its jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter may utilize the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 10, Title 4 to impose an additional sales and use tax in an amount not to exceed one percent within its jurisdiction."
SECTION 2. Section 4-37-40 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 4-37-40. At no time may any portion of the county area be subject to more than one percent sales tax levied pursuant to this chapter, Article 3, Chapter 10 of this title, or pursuant to any local legislation enacted by the General Assembly."
SECTION 3. Section 4-10-310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 4-10-310. Subject to the requirements of this article, the county governing body may impose a one percent sales and use tax by ordinance, subject to a referendum, within the county area for a specific purpose or purposes and for a limited amount of time. The revenues collected pursuant to this article may be used to defray debt service on bonds issued to pay for projects authorized in this article. However, at no time may any portion of the county area be subject to more than one percent sales tax levied pursuant to this article, pursuant to Chapter 37, Title 4, or pursuant to any local law enacted by the General Assembly. This limitation does not apply in a county area in which, as of July 1, 2012, a local sales and use tax was imposed pursuant to a local act of the General Assembly, the revenues of which are used to offset the costs of school construction, or other school purposes, or other government expenses, or for any combination of these uses."
SECTION 4. Article 3, Chapter 10, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 4-10-315. Notwithstanding Section 4-10-310, Section 4-37-40, or any other provision of law, a county which has imposed by ordinance a sales and use tax in an amount not to exceed one percent within its jurisdiction pursuant to this chapter may utilize the provisions of Chapter 37, Title 4 to impose an additional sales and use tax in an amount not to exceed one percent within its jurisdiction."
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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