H3876Introduced in the House
Accommodations
Introduced by William Hewitt, District 108
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.
Official description
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 12-36-72 So As To Specify The Party Responsible For Collecting And Remitting Certain Taxes And Fees Imposed On Accommodations; By Amending Section 12-36-70, Relating To The Definition Of Retailer, So As To Include Persons Operating As An Accommodations Intermediary And To Delete An Exception; By Amending Section 12-36-920, Relating To The Accommodations Tax, So As To Specify The Party Responsible For Collecting And Remitting Certain Taxes And Fees Imposed On Accommodations And To Require An Annual Report On Impositions; By Amending Section 6-1-510, Relating To The Local Accommodations Tax, So As To Include Gross Proceeds Of Persons Acting As Merchants Of Record; By Amending Section 6-1-520, Relating To The Local Accommodations Tax, So As To Require A Local Government To Notify The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer Of Certain Impositions; By Amending Section 6-1-570, Relating To Remitting The Local Accommodations Tax, So As To Clarify The Tax Is To Be Collected; By Amending Section 6-1-630, Relating To The Beach Preservation Fee, So As To Require The Fee To Be Collected And Remitted In The Same Manner As The Local Accommodations Tax And To Require The Local Government To Notify The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer Of The Imposition Of The Fee; And By Amending Section 5-7-30, Relating To The Powers Of A Municipality, So As To Require Certain Uniform Service Changes On Accommodations Be Collected And Remitted In The Same Manner As The Local Accommodations Tax And To Require The Local Government To Notify The Department Of Revenue And The State Treasurer Of The Imposition Of The Fee.
Where it stands
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
May 5, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House: Passage Of Bill · May 8, 2025
66
Yes
38
No
19
Absent or Not Voting
123 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| William Whitmire | 1 | Yes |
| Adam Duncan | 2 | No |
| Phillip Bowers | 3 | Yes |
| Davey Hiott | 4 | No |
| Neal Collins | 5 | Yes |
| April Cromer | 6 | No |
| Lee Gilreath | 7 | No |
| Don Chapman | 8 | No |
| Blake Sanders | 9 | Yes |
| Thomas Beach | 10 | No |
Bill history
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.L.Cox
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henderson-Myers, Atkinson
Scrivener's error corrected
Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: McGinnis
Requests for debate-Rep
Amended
Read second time
Roll call Yeas-66 Nays-38
Read third time and sent to Senate
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Finance
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
Verify the information
Our commitment to neutrality
We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.