South Carolina Senate Bill 442

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on March 11 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-03-19 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 6-1-195 So As To Permit A Governing Body Of A Municipality, County, Or Other Political Subdivision Of The State To Enact Or Enforce An Ordinance, Resolution, Or Regulation That Prohibits The Rental Of A Residential Dwelling To A Short-term Guest And To Define Terms Related To Short-term Rentals; By Amending Section 12-36-70, Relating To The Definitions Of A Retailer And A Seller, So As To Amend These Definitions; By Adding Section 12-36-15 So As To Define An Accommodations Intermediary; By Amending Section 12-36-920, Relating To Tax On Accommodations For Transients, So As To Remove The Provision That This Tax Does Not Apply To Facilities Consisting Of Less Than Six Sleeping Rooms; And By Amending Section 27-50-250, Relating To The Transfer Of A Residential Property Title, So As To Change The Time Referenced From Ninety Days To One-hundred Eighty Days.

Short Term Rentals

Sen. Brian Adams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-19		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-03-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-03-11	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
12	36	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	36	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	36	920	(n/a)	See Bill Text
27	50	250	(n/a)	See Bill Text
6	1	195	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0442&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/442_20250311.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/442_20250319.htm