A BILL TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 36, TITLE 12 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA SALES AND USE TAX ACT, BY ADDING SECTION 12-36-71, TO PROVIDE THAT A RETAILER IS PRESUMED TO BE LIABLE FOR THE SALES TAX OR RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING AND REMITTING THE USE TAX IF THE RETAILER ENTERS INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE UNDER WHICH THE RESIDENT, FOR A COMMISSION OR CONSIDERATION, REFERS POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS, WHETHER BY AN INTERNET LINK OR OTHERWISE, TO REQUIRE SUCH RETAILERS TO OBTAIN A RETAIL LICENSE AND REMIT SALES AND USE TAX ON ALL TAXABLE RETAIL SALES, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Feb 2017
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action Feb 15, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2017
How they voted
36–5
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 42
Jan 31, 2017
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican26
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 15, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 31, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-5-1)
senate
Jan 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Finance
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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