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S0979Introduced in the Senate

Transportation Sales Tax

IntroducedSenate Finance

Introduced by Ed Sutton, District 20

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 4-37-30, Relating To Sales And Use Taxes Or Tolls As Revenue For Transportation Facilities, So As To Provide That The Governing Body Of A County May Vote To Impose A Tax By Enacting An Ordinance That Must Specify Greenways, All Accompanying Infrastructure And Services Necessary To Provide Access To These Facilities, And Drainage Facility Maintenance And Capital Improvements For Flooding Prevention And Mitigation, Among Other Items; And To Provide That A County May Include Optional Ballot Language For Extension Of The Term Of The Tax Or For A Replacement Purpose For The Tax.

Where it stands

Referred to Committee on Finance

March 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Introduced and read first time

  2. Referred to Committee on Finance

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