Bills Assigned to Keyword - Economic Development (28)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/15/2024


H 3016 SC Military Prepardeness and Enhancement Act5.15.07 The House Judiciary committee recommitted this bill to subcommittee. 1.17.07 - The House Judiciary Special Laws subcommittee adjourned debated on the bill because of an Executive Order by Governor Sanford creating a Base Closing Task Force. The subcommittee asked for recommendations over the next month for legislation that specifically supports quality of life initiatives in these cities. MASC is gathering information to share with the task force from the South Carolina cities that would be affected by base closings. Summary: Establishes Military Preparedness and Enhancement Commission and provides for membership, powers and duties. Creates revolving loan account and other incentives.    Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Ceips House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-23 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Public Safety
Graveyard
H 3146 Hydrogen Infrastructure Development ActProvides incentives for the development of hydrogen production.
Sponsor: Harrell House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Funderburk Status Date: 2/21/2007
Keywords: Economic Development
Of Interest
H 3576 Blue Laws exemptionsDecreases the annual amount of accommodations taxes needed for a county to collect to be exempt from the Blue Laws from $900,000 to $900. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: E.H. Pitts House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brady Status Date: 2/28/2007
Keywords: Accommodations/Hospitality Taxes Economic Development
Work
H 3666 SC Rural Infrastructure Act4.17.07 The House Ways and Means Economic Development, Capital Improvement and other Taxes subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with two amendments. The amendments did not make substantive changes to the bill. Summary: Establishes the SC Rural Infrastructure Authority. Authorizes the authority to provide loans and other financial assistance to a municipality, county or special purpose or public service district to finance rural infrastructure facilities. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Clyburn House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-16 Status Date: 5/22/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Sewer Utilities Water
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H 3830 Amend definitions and procedures for adopting redevelopment plans for TIFs. Summary: Requires a study paid for by the municipality and prepared by a firm with a national reputation or by a college with experience in development plans that states but for the use of the TIF the redevelopment plan will not work. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Perry House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-27 Status Date: 4/25/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Finance/Revenue/Taxes Property Taxes
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H 3848 Fee in Lieu of Property TaxesAmends qualification criteria for Fee in Lieu of property taxes. Disallows municipalities and special purpose districts from receiving and retaining revenues from payments in lieu of taxes. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-10 Status Date: 4/11/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Property Taxes
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H 3874 Amends SC Motion Picture Incentive ActSimplifies the application requirements and amends the rebate amount. Provides for additional General Fund appropriations to promote collaborative efforts between Higher Ed institutions and motion picture entities. (Similar/companion bill S667)
Sponsor: Limehouse House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Brown, Whipper Status Date: 4/19/2007
Keywords: Economic Development
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H 3896 Fee in lieu of property taxesAmends qualification criteria for Fee in Lieu of property taxes. Disallows municipalities and special purpose districts from receiving and retaining revenue from payments in lieu of taxes. This bill is similar to H3848. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Kirsh House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-14 Status Date: 4/17/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Property Taxes
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H 3904 Affordable HousingAllows counties and municipalities to use inclusionary zoning strategies to expand the availability of affordable housing. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: J.H. Neal House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs HJ-17 Status Date: 4/17/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Growth Planning/Zoning
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H 4117 Illegal aliens Enacts the Omnibus Security and Immigration Compliance Act, which establishes how to handle illegal aliens in such areas as taxation, employment, immigration, workers' compensation, public benefits, crimes and licensing.
Sponsor: Davenport House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 5/17/2007
Keywords: Business Licensing Economic Development Employment/Personnel Immigration
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H 4402 South Carolina Economic Strategic Coordinating Act of 2008Enacts the SC Economic Growth Strategic Coordinating Act of 2008 that establishes a coordinating council in the state whose duties include developing an economic development strategic plan.
Sponsor: Talley House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-61 Status Date: 1/8/2008
Keywords: Economic Development
Of Interest
H 4542 Definition of full and complete access related to beach erosion controlDefines 'full and complete access' as it relates to the development of a beach erosion control policy.
Sponsor: Hagood House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Status Date: 1/23/2008
Keywords: Economic Development General Governance
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H 4543 Defines 'day visitor' for the purpose of the accomodations taxDefines 'day visitor' for the purpose of the state accommodations tax and authorizes the use of accommodations tax revenues to attract and provide for day visitors.
Sponsor: Scarborough House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/23/2008
Keywords: Economic Development General Governance
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H 4561 Beachfront Finance ActEnacts the Beachfront Finance Act by providing that a county or municipality may issue bonds to finance the cost of controlling and repairing waterfront erosion.
Sponsor: Hagood House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 1/24/2008
Keywords: Economic Development Finance/Revenue/Taxes General Governance
Of Interest
H 4745 Residential Improvement District Act05.20.08 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 05.14.08 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 04.01.08 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.26.08 The House Ways and Means Economic Development, Capital Improvement and Other Taxes subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. The amendments include local school boards in the bill. Summary: Provides that a county and municipality may create an improvement district comprised of noncontiguous parcels of land and that the county and municipality may use assessments to fund  improvements located outside the boundaries of an improvement district. This bill also allows an assessment to be used for the construction and operation of improvements to fund construction and maintenance of infrastructure and improvements for new development. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Young House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 350 Status Date: 7/11/2008
Keywords: Economic Development Finance/Revenue/Taxes General Governance
Passed
H 4860 Targeted job tax creditsRevises the classifications of the targeted job tax credit from four to three and revises the credit amounts, eliminates special designations for credits and requires a vote of at least 80 percent of the members of each house of the General Assembly to shift a county from one tier to another. 
Sponsor: W.D. Smith House Com: Senate Com:
Status: House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 3/13/2008
Keywords: Economic Development Finance/Revenue/Taxes
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S 0031 Federal Defense Facilities Redevelopment LawIncludes municipalities as part of the "area of operation" which entitles the municipality to representation on a "redevelopment authority." Gives a municipal governing body the authority to appoint seven members to the redevelopment authority's board when majority of the property lies within its boundaries. If the existing board is not reflective of this, the board may be restructured to reflect the provisions of this ordinance.  
Sponsor: Ford House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry SJ-38 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Economic Development
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S 0073 Municipal Improvement DistrictsDeletes the authority to include future owner-occupied residential property in the improvement district and extends this deletion to improvement districts that are located in a redevelopment district.  
Sponsor: Ryberg House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-56 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Growth
Of Interest
S 0107 Residential impact fee05.06.08 Senate Finance committee recommitted this bill to subcommittee. Summary: Allows local governing body to impose a one time capital impact fee on the construction or set-up of new residential property to be used exclusively for the construction of public education facilities. Allows for local residents to receive a credit applied against the impact fee. Impact fee is payable to county treasurer as a condition of receiving a certificate of occupancy.
Sponsor: Scott House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-73 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Growth
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S 0155 Eminent Domain4.10.07 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report. 1.18.07 - Read the second time in the Senate 1.17.07 - Senate Judiciary reported favorably Summary: Prohibits the taking of private property through eminent domain for any purpose including economic development, unless the condemnation is for public use. Grants exception for removing blight.
Sponsor: Campsen House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 15 Status Date: 5/22/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Eminent Domain
Passed
S 0164 Priority infrastructure areas as element of comprehensive planRequires coordination between adjacent jurisdictions during the planning process. Establishes the designation of priority infrastructure areas as an element of the comprehensive plan.  
Sponsor: Leventis House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Martin (ch), Malloy, Campsen, Williams Status Date: 1/17/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Planning/Zoning Utilities
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S 0165 Sustainable development Amends the Comprehensive Infrastructure Development Act to read the Comprehensive Infrastructure and Sustainability Development Act. Allows state government to assist local governments in coordinating local sustainability development plans, programs, regulations or studies and identifying and coordinating the funding related to sustainable development. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Leventis House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-100 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Growth
Graveyard
S 0202 Alternate annexation based on population density and development criteria 
Sponsor: Ritchie House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-119 Status Date: 1/9/2007
Keywords: Annexation Economic Development Growth
Priority
S 0243 Hydrogen Infrastructure Development Fund4.11.07 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report with amendments. Three amendments were added to this bill that were not relevant to the topic. 1.30.07 The Senate Finance Committee reported this bill favorable with an amendment. The amendment is to remove the requirement that the General Assembly provides funding at $15 million. The change gives the General Assembly the option to fund. The committee also attached several technical amendments. Summary: Establishes the South Carolina Hydrogen Infrastructure Development Fund. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Setzler House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 83 Status Date: 6/27/2007
Keywords: Economic Development
Passed
S 0334 Unemployment benefits for transferred military spouses5.22.07 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry committee gave this bill a favorable report. Summary: Provides that leaving an employer because of the transfer of a spouse from one military assignment to another does not disqualify a person from receiving benefits. Fiscal Impact Statement available for this bill. Revenue Impact Statement available for this bill.
Sponsor: Leventis House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 67 Status Date: 6/18/2007
Keywords: Economic Development Employment/Personnel
Passed






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