South Carolina Senate Bill 979

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 5 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-05 - Referred to Committee on Finance
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Transportation Sales Tax

Sen. Ed Sutton [D]

Sen. Lawrence Grooms [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Finance
2026-03-05	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
4	37	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0979&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/979_20260305.htm