H 3612 General Bill, By Littlejohn, Bailey, Cotty, Anthony, Whipper, Mahaffey, R.L. Brown, J.H. Neal, Rutherford, Frye, Bales, Bowers, G.A. Brown, J. Brown, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Freeman, Gourdine, Harvin, Hayes, Lee, Martin, McCraw, Moody-Lawrence, Neilson, Phillips, Rhoad, Rivers, Scott, F.N. Smith, Snow, Stille, Townsend, Umphlett, Ott, Clark, E.H. Pitts, McLeod, Miller and Battle
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Summary: School Districts Property Tax Relief Act
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 10 OF TITLE 4, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 4 TO PROVIDE, SUBJECT TO A COUNTYWIDE REFERENDUM, FOR THE IMPOSITION OF A SPECIAL ONE PERCENT SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN A COUNTY FOR NOT MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS WITH THE REVENUE OF THE TAX USED TO DEFRAY GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE OR OTHERWISE DEFRAY THE COSTS OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN SUCH COUNTY, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX MAY BE IMPOSED ONLY AFTER ITS APPROVAL IN A REFERENDUM HELD IN THE COUNTY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFERENDUM, AND TO PROVIDE THAT, IF IMPOSED, THE TAX MUST BE COLLECTED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND REMITTED TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA TREASURER FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE TAX IS IMPOSED, TO PROVIDE THAT THE TAX IS IMPOSED AND IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME EXEMPTIONS AND MAXIMUM TAXES AS PROVIDED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA SALES TAX ACT EXCEPT FOR AN ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR FOOD ITEMS WHICH LAWFULLY MAY BE PURCHASED WITH UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD COUPONS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE METHOD OF APPLYING THE REVENUES OF THE TAX TO SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE.
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02/13/03	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-23
02/13/03	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-24
03/12/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ott, Clark
03/19/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Ceips
04/02/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: E.H.Pitts
05/15/03	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means HJ-10
05/19/03		Scrivener's error corrected
05/21/03	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod
05/21/03	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Kirsh, Rice, Walker, Leach, Bales, Hayes, Miller, Littlejohn and Coleman HJ-38
05/27/03	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 28, 2003 HJ-371
05/29/03	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Herbkersman
06/03/03	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, June 4, 2003 HJ-120
06/04/03	House	Debate adjourned HJ-91
06/04/03	House	Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Bales, Walker, Littlejohn, Hayes and Leach HJ-154
06/04/03	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hinson, Perry, Neilson and Toole HJ-154
01/14/04	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, January 21, 2004 HJ-92
01/15/04	House	Reconsidered HJ-300
01/15/04	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, January 27, 2004 HJ-300
01/28/04	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Miller, Battle
01/28/04	House	Amended HJ-32
01/28/04	House	Read second time HJ-42
01/28/04	House	Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-19 HJ-42
01/29/04	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-30
01/29/04	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
01/29/04	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-8
01/29/04		Scrivener's error corrected
02/11/04	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary SJ-19
02/11/04	Senate	Committed to Committee on Finance SJ-19
05/19/04	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-37