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S 0171 - Enacts the Municipal Tax Relief Act

Tracking Level: Priority
Sponsor: Greg Hembree (R)
Last Action: 1/8/2019 - Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance
Senate Committee: Fin
Assigned To:
Finance/Revenue/TaxesNext Bill
Staff: Melissa Carter (mcarter@masc.sc or 803.933.1251)

Staff Analysis of the Legislation

02.26.2019 The Senate Finance Sales and Income Tax subcommittee carried this bill over.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a municipality to impose a sales tax through a referendum, which cannot exceed one percent, for municipal tax relief and for certain authorized projects.

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S 0171 General Bill, By Hembree and Turner
Similar (H 3833)
Summary: Municipal Tax Relief Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 5 SO AS TO ENACT THE "MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF ACT", TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO IMPOSE A SALES AND USE TAX NOT TO EXCEED ONE PERCENT, SUBJECT TO A REFERENDUM, FOR MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF OR TO DEFRAY DEBT SERVICE FOR CERTAIN AUTHORIZED PROJECTS, AND TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TAX IS IMPOSED, COLLECTED, AND EXPENDED; TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-320, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL PROJECT SALES TAX ACT, SO AS TO ALLOW A MUNICIPALITY TO CREATE A COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 4-10-970, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE USE OF REVENUES FROM THE LOCAL OPTION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT FEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE FEE IS IMPOSED IN A MUNICIPALITY THAT IS IMPOSING THE SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 41, TITLE 5, THEN AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE REVENUES MUST BE USED TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.
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12/12/18Senate Prefiled
12/12/18Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
01/08/19Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 120)
01/08/19Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 120)



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