South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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S. 102

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Gambrell and Massey
Document Path: LC-0048DG25.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2025
Introduced in the House on May 6, 2025
Last Amended on May 1, 2025
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Operating millage rates

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/11/2024 Senate Prefiled
12/11/2024 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
1/14/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 71)
1/14/2025 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 71)
4/29/2025 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate Journal-page 12)
5/1/2025 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 51)
5/1/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 51)
5/1/2025 Senate Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 51)
5/6/2025 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 37)
5/6/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 233)
5/6/2025 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 233)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/11/2024
04/29/2025
05/01/2025



Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

 

Committee Amendment Adopted

May 1, 2025

 

S. 102

 

Introduced by Senators Gambrell and Massey

 

S. Printed 5/1/25--S.

Read the first time January 14, 2025

 

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A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 6-1-320, RELATING TO MILLAGE RATE INCREASE LIMITATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY WITHOUT AN OPERATING MILLAGE ON JANUARY 1, 2025, OR A MUNICIPALITY THAT INCORPORATES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025, TO IMPOSE AN OPERATING MILLAGE AND TO IMPOSE LIMITATIONS.

    Amend Title To Conform

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 6-1-320(A) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 

    (3)(a) A municipality without an operating millage on January 1, 2025, or a municipality that incorporates after January 1, 2025, may impose an operating millage sufficient to generate one-third of the municipality's general fund expenses in the previous fiscal year, or in the case of a newly incorporated municipality, one-third of the general fund expenses indicated in the proposed budget for the fiscal year submitted pursuant to South Carolina State Code of Regulations 113-200.

           (b)   Notwithstanding subitem (a), a municipality without an operating millage on January 1, 2025, that previously imposed an operating millage but repealed the millage, may reimpose an operating millage up to an amount equal to its last millage plus the cumulative amount of the increases that would have been allowed pursuant to item (1) since 2007 or since the millage was repealed, whichever is more recent. In calculating the millage amount for reimposition, appropriate amounts must be adjusted to account for rollback millage pursuant to Section 12-37-251(E). For purposes of item (2), a municipality that reimposes millage pursuant to this subitem is deemed to have imposed the maximum millage for the years prior to the reimposition.

           (c)   After the operating millage is imposed pursuant to this item, the millage is subject to the limitations on increases set forth in item (1).

           (d) A municipality may not impose or reimpose an operating millage pursuant to this item unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting in a referendum. The referendum must be held at the time of the general election. If approved, the operating millage may be imposed in the next fiscal year.

 

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

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