South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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H. 5178

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Bauer
Companion/Similar bill(s): 507, 5167
Document Path: LC-0439DG26.docx

Introduced in the House on February 12, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Internal Revenue Code conformity

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/12/2026 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 32)
2/12/2026 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 32)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

02/12/2026



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-40, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF FEDERAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO STATE TAX LAWS, SO AS TO UPDATE THE REFERENCE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO THE YEAR 2025 AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS ADOPTED BY THIS STATE ARE EXTENDED, THEN THESE SECTIONS ALSO ARE EXTENDED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 12-6-40(A)(1)(a) and (c) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

           (a) Except as otherwise provided, "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through December 31, 20242025, and includes the effective date provisions contained in it.

 

           (c) If Internal Revenue Code sections adopted by this State which expired or portions thereof expired on December 31, 20242025, are extended, but otherwise not amended, by congressional enactment during 20252026, these sections or portions thereof also are extended for South Carolina income tax purposes in the same manner that they are extended for federal income tax purposes.

 

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

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