Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 4-12-30(D)(4)(a), as contained in Section 8E, page 4706-14, line 22, by striking /three/ and inserting /four/.
Amend the report further, in Section 4-29-67(D)(4)(a), as contained in SECTION 9, page 4706-25, line 3, by striking /three/ and inserting /four/.
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. WILKES explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. SHEHEEN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. JENNINGS spoke against the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Reps. KEYSERLING and RICHARDSON proposed the following Amendment No. 20 (Doc Name P:\amend\GJK\22698SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 of the 1976 Code, as contained in SECTION 11, line 41, page 4706-39, by striking /per capita income as follows/ and inserting /per capital income as follows according to the following schedule and in determining per capita income, only earned income may be used as part of any average determined:/
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Amend totals and title to conform.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Reps. KEYSERLING and RICHARDSON proposed the following Amendment No. 21 (Doc Name P:\amend\GJK\22697SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 of the 1976 Code, as contained in SECTION 11, by adding a new subitem (c) to subsection (B)(5) immediately after line 28, page 4706-40, to read:
/(c) For a county in which ninety percent of the total jobs are nonmanufacturing, the credit otherwise allowed pursuant to this section is one tier higher. If a county meets more than one qualification for a more advantageous credit designation, the designation of the county shall be based on the tier that offers the greatest benefit./
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Rep. KEYSERLING explained the amendment.
Rep. RICHARDSON spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Reps. CARNELL, WILDER, STILLE, McABEE, STODDARD, P. HARRIS, CHAMBLEE, COOPER, KLAUBER, WALDROP, TUCKER, TOWNSEND, McCRAW, PHILLIPS and LITTLEJOHN proposed the following Amendment No. 22 (Doc Name P:\amend\PT\2457HTC.96), which was tabled.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 4706-40, by inserting immediately after line 28:
/(c) For a developed or moderately developed county in which at least thirty percent of the census tracts have at least one hundred manufacturing jobs of which at least fifty percent are textile and apparel jobs, the credit otherwise allowed pursuant to this section is one tier higher for five years beginning with the year in which the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the State Budget and Control Board determines that sufficient census tracts in the county meet the criteria./
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Rep. LITTLEJOHN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. JENNINGS spoke against the amendment.
Rep. H. BROWN moved to table the amendment.
Rep. WILDER demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Askins Bailey Baxley Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Cain Canty Cave Cobb-Hunter Cotty Dantzler Delleney Easterday Felder Fulmer Gamble Govan Hallman Harrell Harris, J. Harrison Herdklotz Hines, J. Hodges Hutson Inabinett Jaskwhich Jennings Keegan Kelley Keyserling Kinon Knotts Koon Law Limbaugh Limehouse Lloyd Loftis Marchbanks Mason McElveen McKay McTeer Neal Rice Riser Robinson Sandifer Scott Seithel Sharpe Smith, R. Stuart Thomas Tripp Walker Whatley White Wilkes Wilkins Witherspoon Wofford Worley Wright Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Anderson Breeland Byrd Carnell Cato
Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cromer Davenport Harris, P. Harvin Howard Kirsh Klauber Littlejohn McAbee McCraw McMahand Meacham Moody-Lawrence Neilson Phillips Rhoad Shissias Simrill Smith, D. Spearman Stille Townsend Trotter Waldrop Wells Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder
So, the amendment was tabled.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN proposed the following Amendment No. 23 (Doc Name P:\amend\JIC\5900HTC.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360(B)(5), as contained in SECTION 11A, page 4706-40, by inserting immediately after line 28:
/(C) No county is eligible for the increased credit allowed by this item unless its unemployment rate is at least eight percent at the time the county would otherwise qualify for the increased credit./
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Rep. LITTLEJOHN explained the amendment.
Rep. H. BROWN moved to table the amendment.
Rep. KIRSH demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 54 to 31.
Rep. CANTY proposed the following Amendment No. 24 (Doc Name P:\amend\BBM\10808SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 as contained in Section 11 by adding a new subitem (5) immediately after subitem (4) which begins on line 12 of page 4706-41 to read:
/(5) To qualify for the job tax credits for full-time jobs authorized by this section, the average wage paid by that employer to these employees must be at least equal to the median wage paid by that employer to all of
Amend title to conform.
Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment.
Rep. CANTY spoke in favor of the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. CANTY proposed the following Amendment No. 27 (Doc Name P:\amend\BBM\10811SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 as contained in Section 11 by adding a new subitem to be appropriately numbered immediately after subitem (4) which begins on line 12 of page 4706-41 to read:
/( ) Any employer which offers to any new or existing employee an employer-paid on or off-premises job training program consisting of at least fifty hours of training in new or upgraded skills shall receive an additional five hundred dollar job tax credit for each employee who successfully completes this training program. This credit may be taken in the year the employee completes the training program in the same manner the other job tax credits authorized by this section may be taken and also may be carried forward in the same manner./
Renumber subitems to conform.
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Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
Rep. H. BROWN moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. CANTY proposed the following Amendment No. 28 (Doc Name P:\amend\BBM\10812SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 as contained in Section 11 by adding a new subsection (O) immediately after subsection (N) which begins on line 27 of page 4706-45 to read:
Amend title to conform.
Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN proposed the following Amendment No. 6 (Doc Name P:\amend\GJK\22694SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 4-12-30(D) of the 1976 Code, as contained in SECTION 8, by inserting immediately after /percent/ on line 23, page 4706-14, /, except that the assessment ratio for all school tax purposes may be not less than six percent/;
Amend the report further, as and if amended, in Section 4-29-67(D) of the 1976 Code, as contained in SECTION 9, by inserting immediately after /percent/ on line 4, page 4706-25 /, except that the assessment ratio for all school tax purposes may be not less than six percent/;
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend totals and title to conform.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.
Rep. LITTLEJOHN demanded the yeas and nays, which were not ordered.
The amendment was then tabled by a division vote of 58 to 21.
Rep. WILKES proposed the following Amendment No. 17 (Doc Name P:\amend\PT\2467HTC.96), which was adopted.
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Rep. WILKES explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL spoke in favor of the amendment.
The amendment was then adopted.
Rep. CANTY proposed the following Amendment No. 25 (Doc Name P:\amend\BBM\10810SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 as contained in Section 11 by adding a new subitem (5) immediately after subitem (4) which begins on line 12 of page 4706-41 to read:
/(5) To qualify for the job tax credits for full-time jobs authorized by this section, the average wage paid by that employer to these employees must be at least equal to seventy-five percent of the median wage paid by that employer to all of its employees in the continental United States not including the employees in this State which gave rise to the job tax credits, provided that if such employer has only one location in the continental United States, this requirement shall be seventy-five percent of the median wage paid by that employer to all of its employees worldwide. Wages for purposes of this subitem (5) include fringe benefits. The Department of Revenue shall make the determinations required by this subitem (5)./
Amend title to conform.
Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
Rep. CANTY proposed the following Amendment No. 26 (Doc Name P:\amend\BBM\10809SD.96), which was tabled.
Amend the Report of the Committee on Ways and Means, as and if amended, in Section 12-6-3360 as contained in Section 11 by adding a new subitem (5) immediately after subitem (4) which begins on line 12 of page 4706-41 to read:
/(5) To qualify for the job tax credits for full-time jobs authorized by this section, the average wage paid by that employer to these employees must be at least equal to fifty percent of the median wage paid by that employer to all of its employees in the continental United States not
Amend title to conform.
Rep. CANTY explained the amendment.
Rep. HARRELL moved to table the amendment, which was agreed to.
The SPEAKER granted Rep. McELVEEN a leave of absence.
Rep. FLEMING proposed the following Amendment No. 7 (Doc Name P:\amend\PT\2439HTC.96), which was rejected.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 4706-40, by inserting immediately after line 28:
/ (c) For an underdeveloped county in which at least fifty percent of the census tracts have at least one hundred manufacturing jobs of which at least fifty percent are textile and apparel jobs, the credit otherwise allowed pursuant to this section is one tier higher for five years beginning with the year in which the Division of Research and Statistical Services of the State Budget and Control Board determines that sufficient census tracts in the county meet the criteria. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.
Rep. FLEMING explained the amendment.
Rep. H. BROWN moved to table the amendment.
Rep. FLEMING demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Bailey Baxley Boan Brown, H. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Cave Cobb-Hunter Cromer Dantzler Delleney Easterday Felder Govan
Harrell Harris, J. Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Law Lloyd Marchbanks Martin McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Rhoad Rice Robinson Scott Sheheen Shissias Smith, R. Stuart Waldrop Whatley White Wilkes Wilkins Wofford Wright Young
Those who voted in the negative are:
Allison Askins Brown, G. Canty Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Davenport Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrison Harvin Hines, J. Jaskwhich Knotts Koon Lee Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Mason McAbee McCraw McKay Meacham Neal Phillips Riser Sandifer Seithel Sharpe Simrill Spearman Stille Thomas Trotter Tucker Vaughn Walker Wells Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder
So, the House refused to table the amendment.
The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment.
Those who voted in the affirmative are:
Allison Askins Carnell Cato Chamblee Clyburn Cooper Cotty Davenport Felder Fleming Fulmer Gamble Hallman Harrison Hines, J. Jaskwhich Knotts Koon Lee Limbaugh Limehouse Littlejohn Loftis Mason McAbee McCraw McKay Meacham Neal Phillips Quinn Riser Sharpe Simrill Spearman Stille Thomas Tripp Trotter Tucker Vaughn Walker Wells Whipper, L. Whipper, S. Wilder
Those who voted in the negative are:
Bailey Baxley Boan Brown, G. Brown, H. Brown, J. Brown, T. Byrd Cain Cave Cobb-Hunter Cromer Dantzler Delleney Easterday Govan Harrell Harris, J. Haskins Hodges Howard Hutson Inabinett Jennings Keegan Keyserling Kinon Kirsh Law Lloyd Marchbanks Martin McMahand McTeer Moody-Lawrence Rhoad Rice Richardson Robinson Sandifer Scott Seithel Sheheen Shissias Smith, R. Stuart Waldrop Whatley
White Wilkes Wilkins Wofford Young
So, the amendment was rejected.