South Carolina House Bill 4431 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-6)
Status: Passed on October 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-07 - Act No. 176
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 6-1-400 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide Business License Tax Standardization, To Provide Definitions, To Provide For The Manner In Which A Business License Tax Is Computed, To Prescribe The Manner In Which Business Licenses Are Purchased, To Provide That A Taxing Jurisdiction Shall Adopt The Latest Standardized Business License Class Schedule; By Adding Section 6-1-410 So As To, Among Other Things, Define The Procedures By Which The Taxing Jurisdiction May Serve Notice Of Assessment Of The Business License Tax Due When A Taxpayer Fails Or Refuses To Pay A Business License Tax And The Procedures By Which A Taxpayer May Request An Adjustment Of The Assessment Or Appeal The Notice Of Final Assessment; And By Adding Section 6-1-420 So As To, Among Other Things, Provide That A Taxing Jurisdiction, Under Certain Conditions And Limitations, May Contract By Ordinance With An Individual, Firm, Or Organization To Assist With Collecting Property Or Business License Taxes, And To Establish A Private Right Of Action For Persons Or Entities Based On Violations Of This Act Or Any Regulations Prescribed Pursuant To This Act. - Ratified Title

SC Business License Tax Reform

Rep. Wallace Jordan [R]	Rep. Russell Fry [R]	Rep. Seth Rose [D]	Rep. Cally Forrest [R]
Rep. Carl Anderson [D]	Rep. Max Hyde [R]	Rep. Bobby Cox [R]	Sen. Jason Elliott [R]
Rep. Adam Morgan [R]	Rep. Brandon Newton [R]	Rep. Todd Rutherford [D]	Rep. Steven Long [R]
Rep. Josiah Magnuson [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Sylleste Davis [R]	Rep. Bill Taylor [R]
Rep. William Hewitt [R]	Rep. Thomas Pope [R]	Rep. Randy Ligon [R]	Rep. Edward Tallon [R]
Rep. Dennis Moss [R]	Rep. Bart Blackwell [R]	Rep. Roger Kirby [D]	Rep. William Sandifer [R]
Rep. Joseph Jefferson [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]	Rep. Mandy Kimmons [R]	Rep. Christopher Murphy [R]
Rep. Con Chellis [R]	Rep. Joseph Daning [R]

2020-09-23 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 0 N: 109 NV: 9 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2020-09-23 - Senate - Senate: To Adopt The Conference Report (Y: 35 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-09-23 - House - House: Adopt Free Conference Report (Y: 102 N: 1 NV: 14 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-09-23 - House - House: Grant Free Conference Powers (Y: 98 N: 1 NV: 18 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2020-09-22 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2020-02-27 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 96 N: 0 NV: 13 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2020-02-26 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 104 N: 0 NV: 14 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-07		Act No. 176
2020-10-07		Effective date See Act for Effective Date
2020-09-30		Signed By Governor
2020-09-25		Ratified R 180
2020-09-24	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
2020-09-23	Senate	Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-1
2020-09-23	Senate	Free conference report received and adopted
2020-09-23	Senate	Free conference committee appointed Cromer, Sheheen, Corbin
2020-09-23	Senate	Free conference powers granted
2020-09-23	House	Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-1
2020-09-23	House	Free conference report adopted
2020-09-23	House	Free conference committee appointed Sandifer, Jordan, and Mack
2020-09-23	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-1
2020-09-23	House	Free conference powers granted
2020-09-23	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. Sandifer, Jordan, Mack
2020-09-23	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Cromer, Sheheen, Corbin
2020-09-23	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
2020-09-23	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2020-09-22	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
2020-09-22	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2020-09-22	Senate	Read second time
2020-09-22	Senate	Amended
2020-09-22	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2020-09-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2020-09-15	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
2020-02-27	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2020-02-27	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-02-27	House	Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
2020-02-27	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2020-02-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2020-02-26	House	Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
2020-02-26	House	Read second time
2020-02-26	House	Amended
2020-02-26	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kimmons, Murphy, Chellis
2020-02-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
2020-02-20		Scrivener's error corrected
2020-02-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, R.Williams
2020-02-20	House	24 hour point of order
2020-02-19	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
2020-02-19	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Sandifer
2020-01-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
2020-01-15	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Tallon, D.C.Moss
2020-01-15	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Atkinson
2019-05-21	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Pope
2019-05-20	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Magnuson, Clemmons, Davis, Taylor
2019-05-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rutherford
2019-04-25	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton
2019-04-24	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Cox, Elliott, Morgan
2019-04-23	House	Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Daning
2019-04-11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Hyde
2019-04-09	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
2019-04-09	House	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
6	1	400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	420	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4431&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20190409.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200219.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200220.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200226.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200227.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200915.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200916.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200922.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4431_20200923.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17259
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17276
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17936
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18102
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18103
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18099
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18038