Legislation Sponsored by William Sandifer (3)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/26/2024


H 3650 S.C. Business License Tax Standardization Act02.09.2017 The House, Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.02.08.2017 The House, Labor, Commerce and Industry Executive subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendments exempt from business license tax 25 percent of gross income of businesses that is collected outside of the county or municipal limits; memorialize formal or informal agreements between businesses and cities “agreed to before January 1, 2019”; allow real estate brokers and brokers-in-charge to pay a business license tax only on commissions retained; allow business license verification to business licensing “officials” only; allow adjustments for growth in business’ gross income between 2016 and the first year of the bill’s implementation when calculating the tax due from each business; allow the Secretary of State to use reserve funds to implement collection of business license taxes; and provide that a county or municipality may establish business license rates; exempt premiums collected on life, accident and health insurance policies from insurance companies’ gross income. Summary of the bill as introduced: Shifts the responsibility to administer business license taxes from cities and towns to the Secretary of State and exempts certain businesses from paying a business license tax.
Sponsor: William Sandifer House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/1/2017
Keywords: Business License Business Licensing Week of 01.30.2017 Week of 02.06.2017
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H 3651 Prohibits the Municipal Association of S.C. from collecting certain business license and insurance taxes02.09.2017 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.02.08.2017 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Executive subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment exempts premiums collected on life, accident and health insurance policies from insurance companies’ gross income. Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits the Municipal Association of S.C. from collecting certain business license and insurance taxes.
Sponsor: William Sandifer House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Recommitted to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry Status Date: 3/1/2017
Keywords: General Governance Week of 01.30.2017 Week of 02.06.2017
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H 5045 Repeals sections of the SC Distributed Energy Resource Program and net energy metering03.06.2018 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended by the subcommittee.03.06.2018 The House Labor, Commerce and Industry Public Utilities subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment changes the definition of "avoided costs," raises the cap on solar to four percent and prohibits utilities from spreading solar subsidies to nonsolar customers.Summary of the bill as introduced: Repeals sections of the SC Distributed Energy Resource Program and net energy metering.
Sponsor: William Sandifer House Com: LCI Senate Com:
Status: Roll call Yeas-61 Nays-39 Status Date: 4/5/2018
Keywords: Electric Utilities Week of 02.26.2018
Of Interest






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