South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A96, R140, H3783

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, Crawford and Bales
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22817mm07.doc

Introduced in the House on March 27, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2007
Last Amended on May 23, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on May 31, 2007
Became law without Governor's signature, June 15, 2007

Summary: Biennial license taxes

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/27/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   3/27/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-8
   4/17/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means HJ-8
   4/18/2007  House   Read second time HJ-42
   4/18/2007  House   Reconsidered HJ-96
   4/18/2007  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, April 19, 2007 HJ-125
   4/19/2007  House   Read second time HJ-13
   4/19/2007  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-14
   4/20/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
    5/1/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
    5/1/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-8
   5/16/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-15
   5/23/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-74
   5/23/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-74
   5/24/2007  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-37
   5/30/2007  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Thursday, 
                        May 31, 2007 HJ-38
   5/31/2007  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-35
    6/7/2007          Ratified R 140
   6/15/2007          Became law without Governor's signature
   6/20/2007          Copies available
   6/20/2007          Effective date 06/15/07
   6/27/2007          Act No. 96

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/27/2007
4/17/2007
5/16/2007
5/23/2007


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

(A96, R140, H3783)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-33-210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BIENNIAL LICENSE TAXES GRANTED PURSUANT TO THE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO REDUCE THE BIENNIAL FEE FOR THE MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE FROM FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-21-2720, RELATING TO LICENSING OF COIN-OPERATED MACHINES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASED FEE ON CLASS TWO MACHINES TO BE USED FOR VIDEO GAMING ENFORCEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 61-2-105 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASED FEE FOR ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR AND BEER AND WINE LICENSES, TO BE USED TO OFFSET COSTS FOR INSPECTIONS, INVESTIGATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT.

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

Biennial license taxes

SECTION    1.    Section 12-33-210 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 40 of 2003, is further amended to read:

"Section 12-33-210.    (A)    The biennial license taxes on licenses granted pursuant to Title 61, in addition to all other license taxes, are as follows:

(1)    manufacturer's license: one thousand dollars;

(2)    wholesaler's license: twenty thousand dollars;

(3)    retail dealer's license: one thousand two hundred dollars; and

(4)    special food manufacturer's license: one thousand two hundred dollars.

(B)    Each applicant shall pay a filing fee of one hundred dollars, which must accompany the initial application for each location and is not refundable.

(C)    A person who applies for a license after the first day of a license period shall pay license fees in accordance with the schedule provided in Section 61-6-1810(C)."

Additional fee for enforcement

SECTION    2.    Section 12-21-2720 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:

"( )    The Department of Revenue is authorized to assess an additional fee of fifty dollars on each Class Two coin-operated machine license authorized in this section. These funds must be collected by the Department of Revenue and sent to the State Law Enforcement Division to offset the cost of video gaming enforcement. The State Law Enforcement Division shall retain, expend, and carry forward these funds."

Additional license fees

SECTION    3.    Chapter 2, Title 61 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 61-2-105.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, all initial alcoholic liquor and beer and wine license application fees are increased by one hundred dollars, all biennial alcoholic liquor and beer and wine beverage fees and licenses are increased by two hundred dollars, and all local operation permit fees are increased by fifty dollars. These additional funds must be collected by the Department of Revenue and as soon as practicable allocated to the State Law Enforcement Division to offset the costs of inspections, investigations, and enforcement. SLED is authorized to receive, expend, and carry forward these funds."

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2007.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/15/07.

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