Bills Assigned to Keyword - Business License (3)

Date of Last Recorded Action: 4/18/2024


H 3606 Removes business license from the list of licenses subject to revocation through child support enforcementSummary of the bill as introduced: Removes business license from the list of licenses subject to revocation through child support enforcement.
Sponsor: John King House Com: Judy Senate Com:
Status: Referred to Committee on Judiciary Status Date: 1/31/2017
Keywords: Business License Business Licensing Week of 01.30.2017
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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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S 0679 Prohibits a municipality from imposing a new licensing fee on businesses within its jurisdiction beginning on July 1, 2018Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a municipality from imposing a new licensing fee on businesses within its jurisdiction beginning on July 1, 2018.
Sponsor: Scott Talley House Com: Senate Com: Fin
Status: Referred to Committee on Finance Status Date: 5/2/2017
Keywords: Business License Business Licensing Week of 05.01.2017
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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