H 3368 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Income tax on overtime pay

Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1120, RELATING TO MODIFICATIONS TO GROSS INCOME FOR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, SO AS TO EXCLUDE OVERTIME PAY AND CERTAIN BONUS PAY FROM GROSS INCOME.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Failed

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2026 · House Mar 10, 2026

How they voted

15–27

Failed · 1 other

Total votes 43

Mar 31, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican31

15 Yea 15 Nay 1

48% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

21

Key actions

6

Committee

5

Amendments

2

Mar 31, 2026

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 31, 2026

Vote failed

Senate Vote: fail (15-27-1)

senate

Mar 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Finance

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 10, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (112-0-3)

house

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 5, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

62 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Bill Herbkersman

Bruce Bannister

Carla Schuessler

Heather Crawford

Josiah Magnuson

Nathan Ballentine

Paul Wickensimer

Shannon Erickson