South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A314, R378, H4691

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Chellis, Young, Cotty, Ceips, Ott, Sandifer and Whitmire
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20664sd06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 641, 985

Introduced in the House on February 21, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on April 27, 2006
Last Amended on May 23, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on May 25, 2006
Governor's Action: June 1, 2006, Signed

Summary: Accommodations/hospitality tax

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/21/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-128
   2/21/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-128
   3/29/2006  House   Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Bailey
   4/20/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-13
   4/26/2006  House   Amended HJ-40
   4/26/2006  House   Read second time HJ-41
   4/27/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-11
   4/27/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-25
   4/27/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-25
    5/5/2006  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: O'Dell (ch), Peeler, Reese, 
                        Short, Fair, Verdin
   5/17/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-14
   5/23/2006  Senate  Amended SJ-15
   5/23/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-15
   5/25/2006  Senate  Adoption of Amendment Reconsidered and Tabled SJ-13
   5/25/2006  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-13
   5/31/2006          Ratified R 378
    6/1/2006          Signed By Governor
    6/6/2006          Copies available
    6/6/2006          Effective date 06/01/06
    6/8/2006          Act No. 314

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/21/2006
4/20/2006
4/26/2006
5/17/2006
5/23/2006
5/25/2006

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A314, R378, H4691)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 6-1-530 AND 6-1-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE USES ALLOWED FOR THE REVENUES OF THE LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX, SO AS TO ALLOW A COUNTY IN WHICH LESS THAN NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR IN STATE ACCOMMODATIONS TAX IS COLLECTED TO USE NOT MORE THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S LOCAL ACCOMMODATIONS TAX AND HOSPITALITY TAX REVENUES FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES ALLOWED BY LAW IN COUNTIES MEETING THE NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR THRESHOLD.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Twenty percent of local accommodations tax used for operation and maintenance

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-530(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)(1)        In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the local accommodations tax authorized in this article may also be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.

(2)    In a county in which less than nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the revenue in the preceding fiscal year of the local accommodations tax authorized pursuant to this article may be used for the additional purposes provided in item (1) of this subsection."

Twenty percent of local hospitality tax used for operation and maintenance

SECTION    2.    Section 6-1-730(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)(1)        In a county in which at least nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, the revenues of the hospitality tax authorized in this article may be used for the operation and maintenance of those items provided in (A)(1) through (6) including police, fire protection, emergency medical services, and emergency-preparedness operations directly attendant to those facilities.

(2)    In a county in which less than nine hundred thousand dollars in accommodations taxes is collected annually pursuant to Section 12-36-920, an amount not to exceed twenty percent of the revenue in the preceding fiscal year of the local hospitality tax authorized pursuant to this article may be used for the additional purposes provided in item (1) of this subsection."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31st day of May, 2006.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2006.

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