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H 5122 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 31 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58 SO AS TO PERMIT CERTAIN ITEMS SOLD TO OR USED BY INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR REFUNDS ON TAXES PAID ON EXEMPT ITEMS, AND TO PROHIBIT DATA CENTERS FROM CLAIMING OR UTILIZING THESE EXEMPTIONS OR REFUNDS. - RATIFIED TITLE
Issues: ✗ Budget & TaxesOpposes Budget & TaxesBill exempts provider equipment from sales tax, reducing state tax revenue and weakening budgetary resources.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed May 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2026 · House Apr 30, 2026

How they voted

35–7
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
May 12, 2026
D Democratic12
9 Yea 2 Nay 1
75% Yea
R Republican33
26 Yea 5 Nay 2
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 19, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 12, 2026
Introduced
Amendment Reconsidered
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 1, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 30, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (78-12-25)
house
Apr 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
25 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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State
District
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Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
SC
118
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Photo of Brandon Newton
Brandon Newton
RRepublican
SC
45
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Photo of Brian Lawson
Brian Lawson
RRepublican
SC
30
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Photo of Bruce Bannister
Bruce Bannister
RRepublican
SC
24
P
Photo of Carl Anderson
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
SC
103
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Photo of Carla Schuessler
Carla Schuessler
RRepublican
SC
61
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Photo of Cody Mitchell
Cody Mitchell
RRepublican
SC
65
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Photo of Craig Gagnon
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
SC
11
P
Photo of Davey Hiott
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
SC
4
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Photo of Gary Brewer
Gary Brewer
RRepublican
SC
114
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Photo of Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
SC
95
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Photo of Hamilton Grant
Hamilton Grant
DDemocratic
SC
79
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Photo of Jerry Govan
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
SC
93
P
Photo of Leon Howard
Leon Howard
DDemocratic
SC
76
P
Photo of Mark Smith
Mark Smith
RRepublican
SC
99
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Photo of Micah Caskey
Micah Caskey
RRepublican
SC
89
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Photo of Murrell Smith
Murrell Smith
RRepublican
SC
67
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Photo of Nathan Ballentine
Nathan Ballentine
RRepublican
SC
71
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Photo of Richie Yow
Richie Yow
RRepublican
SC
53
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Photo of Roger Kirby
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
SC
101
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Photo of Seth Rose
Seth Rose
DDemocratic
SC
72
P
Photo of Sylleste Davis
Sylleste Davis
RRepublican
SC
100
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Photo of Todd Rutherford
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
SC
74
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Photo of Tommy Pope
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
SC
47
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Photo of Val Guest
Val Guest
RRepublican
SC
106