SC S 866
enactedMunicipal Tax Relief Act
South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did SC S 866 pass?
Yes. SC S 866 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): Effective date 05/19/26
What is SC S 866 about?
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 5 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE UP TO A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES AND TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TAX MUST BE IMPOSED AND ADMINISTERED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT IS CALCULATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Who sponsors SC S 866?
Elliott, Turner are the primary sponsors of SC S 866.
Description
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 5 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE UP TO A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES AND TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TAX MUST BE IMPOSED AND ADMINISTERED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT IS CALCULATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-06-05 — Effective date 05/19/26
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Elliottprimary
- Turnerprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-05
Effective date 05/19/26
2026-06-03
Act No. 228
2026-05-19
Signed By Governor
executive-signature
2026-05-15
Ratified R 238
2026-05-14
Read third time and enrolled
passage,reading-3
2026-05-13
Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-16
2026-05-13
Read second time
reading-2
2026-05-13
Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Cromer, Edgerton, White, Harris, Beach, Gilreath
2026-05-07
Debate adjourned
2026-05-05
Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Gilreath, Harris, White, Edgerton, Beach
2026-05-04
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-04-30
Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-16
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
referral-committee
2026-04-16
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
2026-04-15
Read third time and sent to House
passage,reading-3
2026-04-01
Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-9
2026-04-01
Read second time
reading-2
2026-04-01
Amended
amendment-passage
2026-03-24
Scrivener's error corrected
2026-03-18
Committee report: Favorable Finance
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-29
Referred to Committee on Finance
referral-committee
2026-01-29
Introduced and read first time
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
Votes
2nd Reading
2026-04-01 · pass · 32-9
Member-level votes (42)
- Adams, Brian: yes
- Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
- Allen, Karl B.: yes
- Bennett, Sean M.: yes
- Blackmon, Allen: yes
- Campsen, George E., III: yes
- Cash, Richard J.: yes
- Chaplin, JD: yes
- Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
- Davis, Tom: yes
- Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
- Elliott, Jason: yes
- Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
- Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
- Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
- Hembree, Greg: yes
- Hutto, Brad: yes
- Jackson, Darrell: yes
- Johnson, Michael: yes
- Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
- Ott, Russell L.: yes
- Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
- Rankin, Luke A.: yes
- Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
- Sutton, Ed: yes
- Tedder, Deon T.: yes
- Turner, Ross: yes
- Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
- Walker, Overture: yes
- Williams, Kent M.: yes
- Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
- Zell, Jeff: yes
- Bright, Lee: no
- Climer, Wes: no
- Corbin, Thomas D.: no
- Garrett, Billy: no
- Kennedy, Carlisle: no
- Leber, Matthew W.: no
- Martin, Shane R.: no
- Reichenbach, Mike: no
- Rice, Rex F.: no
- Kimbrell, Josh: excused
Passage of Bill
2026-05-13 · pass · 96-16
Member-level votes (123)
- Alexander, Terry: yes
- Anderson, Carl L.: yes
- Atkinson, Lucas: yes
- Bailey, William H.: yes
- Ballentine, Nathan: yes
- Bamberg, Justin T.: yes
- Bannister, Bruce W.: yes
- Bauer, Heather: yes
- Beach, Thomas: yes
- Bowers, Phillip: yes
- Bradley, Jeff: yes
- Bustos, Joseph M.: yes
- Calhoon, Paula Rawl: yes
- Caskey, Micajah P., IV: yes
- Chapman, Donald G.: yes
- Clyburn, William: yes
- Cobb-Hunter, Gilda: yes
- Collins, Neal A.: yes
- Cox, Brandon L.: yes
- Cromer, April: yes
- Davis, Sylleste H.: yes
- Dillard, Chandra E.: yes
- Edgerton, Sarita L.: yes
- Erickson, Shannon S.: yes
- Ford, Greg: yes
- Forrest, Cally R., Jr.: yes
- Gagnon, Craig A.: yes
- Garvin, Kambrell H.: yes
- Gatch, Gil: yes
- Gilliam, Leon D.: yes
- Gilliard, Wendell G.: yes
- Gilreath, Thomas Lee: yes
- Govan, Jerry N., Jr.: yes
- Grant, Hamilton R.: yes
- Guest, Thomas Duval, Jr.: yes
- Guffey, Brandon: yes
- Haddon, Patrick B.: yes
- Hager, William: yes
- Hardee, Kevin: yes
- Hart, Christopher R.: yes
- Hartnett, Thomas F., Jr.: yes
- Hartz, Charles V.: yes
- Hayes, Jackie E.: yes
- Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D. Herbkersman, William G.: yes
- Hewitt, Lee: yes
- Hiott, David R.: yes
- Hixon, William M.: yes
- Holman, Harriet A.: yes
- Hosey, Lonnie: yes
- Johnson, Jeffrey E.: yes
- Jones, Wendell K.: yes
- Jordan, Wallace H., Jr.: yes
- King, John Richard C.: yes
- Kirby, Roger K.: yes
- Landing, Kathy: yes
- Lawson, M. Brian: yes
- Ligon, Thomas R.: yes
- Long, Steven Wayne: yes
- Lowe, Phillip D.: yes
- Luck, Jason S.: yes
- Magnuson, Josiah: yes
- McDaniel, Annie E.: yes
- McGinnis, Timothy A.: yes
- Montgomery, W. Scott, IV: yes
- Moore, JA: yes
- Moore, Travis A.: yes
- Moss, Dennis C.: yes
- Neese, Mike M.: yes
- Newton, Brandon: yes
- Newton, Wm. Weston J.: yes
- Oremus, Melissa Lackey: yes
- Pace, Jordan S.: yes
- Pope, Thomas E.: yes
- Rankin, Luke S.: yes
- Reese, Robert T.: yes
- Rivers, Michael F., Sr.: yes
- Robbins, Robby: yes
- Sanders, Richard Blake: yes
- Schuessler, Carla: yes
- Scott, Keishan M.: yes
- Sessions, Heath: yes
- Smith, G. Murrell, Jr.: yes
- Smith, Marvin: yes
- Stavrinakis, Leonidas E.: yes
- Taylor, Bill: yes
- Teeple, James E.: yes
- Vaughan, David: yes
- Waters, Courtney S.: yes
- Wetmore, Elizabeth: yes
- Whitmire, William R.: yes
- Wickensimer, Paul B.: yes
- Williams, Robert Q.: yes
- Willis, Mark N.: yes
- Wooten, Chris: yes
- Yow, Richard L.: yes
- Chumley, William M.: no
- Duncan, Adam L.: no
- Frank, Stephen: no
- Gibson, Daniel: no
- Harris, Robert J.: no
- Huff, William C.: no
- Kilmartin, John Gregory: no
- Lastinger, John T., Jr.: no
- McCabe, Donald Ryan, Jr.: no
- McCravy, John R., III: no
- Mitchell, Cody T.: no
- Mitchell, Dianne: no
- Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.: no
- Pedalino, Fawn M.: no
- Terribile, Jackie R.: no
- White, Joseph S.: no
- Bernstein, Beth E.: excused
- Brewer, Gary S., Jr.: excused
- Brittain, Thomas C., Jr.: excused
- Weeks, J. David: excused
- Burns, James Mikell: excused
- Crawford, Heather Ammons: excused
- Howard, Leon: excused
- Johnson, Jermaine L., Sr.: excused
- Martin, David: excused
- Rose, Seth: excused
- Rutherford, J. Todd: excused
- Spann-Wilder, Tiffany: excused
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