Property assessment of merchants and other businesses
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-39-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPRAISAL AND ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO USE A SPECIFIC FORM; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO STATE INCOME TAX LAWS, SO AS TO UPDATE THE REFERENCE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO THE YEAR 2019, 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, AND TO SPECIFICALLY NOT ADOPT CERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS; AND TO SPECIFY THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF A PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN AND THE EXPENSE THEREOF. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Feb 20, 2019
Signed Sep 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 4, 2020 · House Sep 22, 2020
How they voted
46–0
Passed
Total votes 46
Mar 4, 2020
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
4
Sep 28, 2020
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Sep 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
Sep 22, 2020
Introduced
Returned to House with amendments
upper
Sep 22, 2020
Amended
House amendment amended
upper
Sep 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Sep 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Sep 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (46-0)
senate
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Feb 20, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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