Accommodations and hospitality tax expenditures
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF LOCAL HOSPITALITY TAX REVENUE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE REVENUE ALSO TO BE USED FOR THE CONTROL AND REPAIR OF FLOODING AND DRAINAGE WITHIN OR ON TOURISM-RELATED LANDS OR AREAS AND FOR SITE PREPARATION FOR CERTAIN ITEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, REPAIR, OR CONSTRUCTION; TO CLARIFY THAT EXPENDITURES TO CONTROL AND REPAIR FLOODING AND DRAINAGE WITHIN OR ON TOURISM-RELATED LANDS OR AREAS MUST BE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE OR MITIGATE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF RECURRENT NUISANCE FLOODING, AND TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES AND LIMITATIONS; AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS DUE TO COVID-19. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Sep 2020
Senate Passage
Sep 2020
House Passage
Sep 2020
Signed into Law
Sep 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2019
Signed Sep 28, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 23, 2019 · House Sep 22, 2020
How they voted
31–2
Passed
Total votes 33
Jan 23, 2019
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican22
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Sep 28, 2020
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
Sep 23, 2020
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
Sep 23, 2020
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
Sep 22, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Sep 22, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (77-15-15)
house
Sep 15, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 12, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee on Finance
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chip Campsen
RRepublican
P
John L. Scott, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Marlon E. Kimpson
DDemocratic
P
Sandy Senn
RRepublican
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