Local Sales & Use Tax
Summary
AN ACT 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 A CAPITAL PROJECTS SALES AND USE TAX; TO AMEND SECTION 4-37-40, RELATING TO THE LIMITATION ON THE SALES TAX RATE, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-310, RELATING TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 4-10-315 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COUNTY THAT HAS IMPOSED ANOTHER SALES AND USE TAX ALSO MAY IMPOSE A TAX PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 37, TITLE 4. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2022 · House Apr 6, 2021
How they voted
26–17
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 44
May 11, 2022
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
56% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and enrolled
upper
May 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Finance
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 6, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (75-29-20)
house
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chandra Dillard
DDemocratic
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Leon Stavrinakis
DDemocratic
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