Bills Assigned to Keyword - Local Option Sales Tax (4)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 5/3/2024


H 3975 Local Option School Operating Millage Property Tax Credit ActSummary of the bill as introduced: Allows a county governing body with referendum approval to impose a one percent sales tax using the revenue to provide a credit against property tax levied in the county for school operations.
Sponsor: William G. "Bill" Herbkersman House Com: WM Senate Com:
Status: House - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means Status Date: 4/17/2013
Keywords: Local Option Sales Tax
Of Interest
S 0616 Transportation Infrastructure Sales Tax Act 04.23.2013 The Senate Finance Special Subcommittee on Transportation only heard testimony and did not take action on any bill on the agenda.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a county governing body to impose a one percent sales and use tax by ordinance, subject to a referendum, within the county area for road and bridge projects.
Sponsor: Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr. House Com: Senate Com: Fin
Status: Senate - Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 4/16/2013
Keywords: Local Option Sales Tax Transportation
Of Interest
S 0894 Places a $5 surcharge on traffic offenses in municipal court to fund the training at the SC Criminal Justice Academy03.25.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.03.18.2014 The Senate Judiciary committee did not take action on this bill although it was on the agenda.03.12.2014 The Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment requires the revenue to be collected by the jurisdiction that heard or processed the case and clearly designated  as Criminal Justice Academy Surcharge Collections.Summary of the bill as introduced: Adds a five dollar surcharge on all fines, forfeitures, escheatments or other monetary penalties imposed in the General Sessions Court or in magistrates or municipal court for misdemeanor traffic offenses or non traffic violations. The bill sends the surcharge revenue to fund training at the SC Criminal Justice Academy.
Sponsor: A. Shane Massey House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 247 Status Date: 6/16/2014
Keywords: Courts Local Option Sales Tax Police
Passed
S 1085 Outlines a procedure for use of local sales and use tax for transportation05.14.2014 The House Ways and Means committee gave this bill a favorable report. 05.13.2014 The House Ways and Means Revenue Policy subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report. 03.25.2014 The Senate Finance committee gave this bill a favorable report with an amendment. The amendment only makes technical changes.Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows county councils to extend the transportation infrastructure local sales and use tax to extend the tax without interruption for an imposition period not to exceed 25 years.
Sponsor: Paul G. Campbell, Jr. House Com: Senate Com:
Status: Act No. 229 Status Date: 6/16/2014
Keywords: Local Option Sales Tax
Passed






Municipal Association of South Carolina
1411 Gervais St., PO Box 12109, Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803.799.9574, Fax: 803.933.1299, mail@masc.sc