South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 3709

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. J.L. Johnson, M.M. Smith, Brawley, Govan, Pendarvis, Tedder, Matthews, Henegan, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, Yow, McGarry, Rivers and S. Williams
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Introduced in the House on January 26, 2021
Introduced in the Senate on April 7, 2022
Last Amended on April 6, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Sales Tax on Accommodations

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   1/26/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 9)
   2/23/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Matthews
   4/14/2021  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan, 
                        McDaniel, Henderson-Myers
   3/31/2022  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means (House Journal-page 29)
    4/5/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 24)
    4/6/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, McGarry
    4/6/2022  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s).  May, Magnuson, Morgan, 
                        Forrest, McCabe, MM Smith
    4/6/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers, 
                        S.Williams
    4/6/2022  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  Forrest, Morgan, 
                        Magnuson, May, McCabe, MM Smith (House Journal-page 73)
    4/6/2022  House   Amended (House Journal-page 144)
    4/6/2022  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 144)
    4/6/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 145)
    4/7/2022  House   Read third time and sent to Senate
    4/7/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    4/7/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 6)
    4/7/2022          Scrivener's error corrected

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2021
3/31/2022
4/6/2022
4/7/2022

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AMENDED

April 6, 2022

H. 3709

Introduced by Reps. J.L. Johnson, M.M. Smith, Brawley, Govan, Pendarvis, Tedder, Matthews, Henegan, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, Yow, McGarry, Rivers and S. Williams

S. Printed 4/6/22--H.    [SEC 4/7/22 12:29 PM]

Read the first time January 26, 2021.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-36-2630, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SEVEN PERCENT SALES TAX ON ACCOMMODATIONS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE AGE THAT A CERTAIN ONE PERCENT SALES TAX DOES NOT APPLY FROM INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTY-FIVE TO INDIVIDUALS OVER THE AGE OF SEVENTY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-36-2630(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    a one percent tax, which must be credited as provided in Section 59-21-1010(B). The one percent tax specified in this item (2) does not apply to sales to an individual eighty-five seventy-eight years of age or older purchasing tangible personal property for his own personal use, if at the time of sale, the individual requests the one percent exclusion from tax and provides the retailer with proof of age; and"

SECTION    2.    Article 9, Chapter 36, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-36-922.    For each accommodations tax return filed with multiple locations, the filer also must provide electronically the location information by address and the amount of net taxable sales for each location."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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