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A49, R69, S408

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Reese, Turner and Campbell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11157dg19.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 22, 2019
Introduced in the House on February 28, 2019
Last Amended on February 26, 2019
Passed by the General Assembly on May 9, 2019
Governor's Action: May 16, 2019, Signed

Summary: Sales and Gross receipts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/22/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   1/22/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 11)
   2/20/2019  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
   2/26/2019  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 33)
   2/26/2019  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 33)
   2/26/2019  Senate  Roll call Ayes-43  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 33)
   2/27/2019  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 23)
   2/28/2019  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 68)
   2/28/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 68)
    5/2/2019  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
    5/8/2019  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 117)
    5/8/2019  House   Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 117)
    5/9/2019  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 132)
   5/13/2019          Ratified R  69
   5/16/2019          Signed By Governor
   5/31/2019          Effective date  05/16/19
    6/5/2019          Act No.  49

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/22/2019
2/20/2019
2/26/2019
5/2/2019

(A49, R69, S408)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-2295, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO ITEMS INCLUDED AND EXCLUDED FROM THE TERMS "SALES" AND "GROSS RECEIPTS", SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT RECEIPTS FROM THE OPERATION OF A CABLE SYSTEM AND A VIDEO SERVICE ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THIS STATE IN PRO RATA PROPORTION OF THE COSTS OF PERFORMING THE SERVICE.

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

Taxation from sales of a cable system and a video service

SECTION    1.    Section 12-6-2295(A)(7) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 265 of 2018, is amended to read:

"(7)    receipts from the operation of a cable system, as defined in Section 58-12-300, including receipts from cable service and including receipts from services provided over the network that are associated with or classified as noncable or nonvideo services under federal law, receipts from video service as defined in Section 58-12-300, or receipts from the provision of direct broadcast satellite service that are attributable to this State in pro rata proportion of the costs of performing the service, including the costs of acquiring programming distribution rights and constructing and maintaining distribution infrastructure, that the service provider incurs within this State. For purposes of this subsection, if a pass-through business operates a cable system or a direct broadcast satellite service, or if it has receipts from video service, then a corporation that owns an interest in that pass-through business, either directly or indirectly, must be treated as operating a cable system or a direct broadcast satellite service, or as having receipts from video service. As used in this subsection, the term 'direct broadcast satellite service' means the distribution or broadcasting of programming or services by satellite directly to the subscriber's premises without the use of ground receiving or distribution equipment, except at the subscriber's premises or in the uplink process to the satellite."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to all open tax periods excluding assessments under judicial review as of the date of the Governor's approval.

Ratified the 13th day of May, 2019.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2019.

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