South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 337

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McGill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22903htc05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 26, 2005
Introduced in the House on March 31, 2005
Last Amended on March 29, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Business registration fee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   1/26/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-8
   3/23/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-20
   3/29/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-14
   3/29/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-14
   3/29/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/30/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-26
   3/31/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
   3/31/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-12

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2005
3/23/2005
3/29/2005
3/29/2005-A

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 29, 2005

S. 337

Introduced by Senator McGill

S. Printed 3/29/05--S.

Read the first time January 26, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE GRADUATED BUSINESS-LICENSE TAX A COUNTY MAY REQUIRE A BUSINESS REGISTRATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE FEE NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN DOLLARS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 37, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-37-135.    A county governing body may require a business registration throughout the entire county area and may impose an administrative fee not to exceed fifteen dollars. The fee is an administrative fee and must not be based upon business income. The business registration authorized by this section must be administered and enforced in the same manner as the business-license tax described in Section 4-9-30(12), but must not be converted into a business-license tax as described in that provision. The business registration administrative fee may be billed on any property tax bill and is deemed to be property tax for the purposes of collection if so billed. This registration, if adopted, is in lieu of any business license which is authorized pursuant to Section 4-9-30(12)."

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

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