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H4216Introduced in the House

Income tax

Passed

Introduced by Bruce Bannister, District 24

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-510, Relating To Income Tax Rates For Individuals, Estates, And Trusts, So As To Reduce The Top Marginal Income Tax Rate To 5.21 Percent, To Create Another Income Tax Bracket To Which A 1.99 Percent Rate Applies, And To Set Forth Standards For Additional Reductions; By Amending Section 12-6-50, Relating To Internal Revenue Code Sections Specifically Not Adopted By The State, So As To Not Adopt The Federal Standard Deduction And Itemized Deduction; By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Income Tax Deductions, So As To Allow For A South Carolina Income Adjusted Deduction (sciad); By Amending Section 12-6-4910, Relating To Persons Required To File A Tax Return, So As To Make A Conforming Change To The Calculation; By Amending Section 12-6-1720, Relating To Adjustments To The Taxable Income Of Nonresident Individuals, So As To Make A Conforming Change; And By Amending Section 12-6-3632, Relating To The Earned Income Tax Credit, So As To Establish A Maximum Credit Amount. - Ratified Title

Where it stands

Act No. 110

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

8 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House: Concur In Senate Amendments · March 10, 2026

71

Yes

49

No

4

Absent or Not Voting

124 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. Introduced and read first time

  2. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan

  4. Scrivener's error corrected

  5. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gibson, McCravy, Duncan

  6. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus, Rankin, Haddon

  7. Scrivener's error corrected

  8. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Chapman, Sanders, Hardee

  9. Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Wickensimer

  10. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means

  11. Requests for debate-Rep

  12. Scrivener's error corrected

  13. Amended

  14. Read second time

  15. Roll call Yeas-68 Nays-46

  16. Scrivener's error corrected

  17. Read third time and sent to Senate

  18. Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-47

  19. Introduced and read first time

  20. Referred to Committee on Finance

  21. Committee report: Favorable Finance

  22. Debate interrupted

  23. Amended

  24. Read second time

  25. Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-5

  26. Read third time and returned to House with amendments

  27. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  28. Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-49

  29. Ratified R 117

  30. Signed By Governor

  31. Effective date See Act for Effective Date

  32. Act No. 110

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