2017-2018 Bill 889: Capital Project Sales Tax Act - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly

122nd Session, 2017-2018

S.889

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senator Campbell

Document Path: l:\s-res\pgc\011capi.dmr.pgc.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2018

Introduced in the House on March 6, 2018

Last Amended on February 27, 2018

Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Capital project sales tax act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

1/11/2018SenateIntroduced and read first time (Senate Journalpage6)

1/11/2018SenateReferred to Committee on Finance(Senate Journalpage6)

2/14/2018SenateCommittee report: Favorable with amendment Finance (Senate Journalpage8)

2/15/2018Scrivener's error corrected

2/27/2018SenateCommittee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journalpage29)

2/27/2018SenateAmended (Senate Journalpage29)

2/28/2018Scrivener's error corrected

2/28/2018SenateRead second time (Senate Journalpage31)

2/28/2018SenateRoll call Ayes43 Nays0 (Senate Journalpage31)

3/1/2018SenateRead third time and sent to House (Senate Journalpage19)

3/6/2018HouseIntroduced and read first time (House Journalpage15)

3/6/2018HouseReferred to Committee on Ways and Means(House Journalpage15)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/11/2018

2/14/2018

2/15/2018

2/27/2018

2/28/2018

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED

February 27, 2018

S.889

Introduced by Senator Campbell

S. Printed 2/27/18--S.[SEC 2/28/18 10:46 AM]

Read the first time January 11, 2018.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-330(A)(1) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF BALLOT QUESTIONS UNDER THE CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX ACT, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORDINANCE MUST SPECIFY WHETHER THE PURPOSE OF THE TAX PROCEEDS WOULD INCLUDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INFRASTRUCTURE, LAND PURCHASES, AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION1.Section 4-10-330(A)(1)(d) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

“(d)water, sewer, or water and sewer public works projects, as well as infrastructure, as defined in Section 11-41-30(3)(a) and (b), for economic development projects;”

SECTION2.Article 3, Chapter 10, Title 4 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 410390.For any county which began the reimposition of a tax authorized by this article on April 1, 2013, and reimposed the tax at the 2016 General Election:

(1)the reimposed tax that commenced on April 1, 2013, is extended until April 30, 2020; and

(2)the commencementof the tax that was reimposed at the 2016 General Election is delayed until May 1, 2020, and expires on April 30, 2027.”

SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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