Budget & Taxes

in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3647: Earmark Transparency Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "EARMARK TRANSPARENCY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 2-1-270 SO AS TO SET FORTH THE MANNER IN WHICH EARMARKS MAY BE AWARDED.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill mandates transparency in earmark allocation, promoting fiscal accountability and responsible budget management per topic description.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Appropriations

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 28, 2025

H 3811: Education tax credit

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3830 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS WHO HAVE A CHILD WHO ATTENDS A QUALIFYING PRIVATE SCHOOL, PAROCHIAL SCHOOL, OR HOME SCHOOL.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides income tax credit for private/home school families, reducing tax burden and aligning with tax relief indicators under Budget & Taxes.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides tax credit for private/parochial/home schooling, expanding educational access options for families within K-12 education framework.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Tax Credits School Choice

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in committee · South Carolina · House Mar 27, 2025

H 4245: Workforce Advancement and Taxpayer Reinvestment Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA WORKFORCE ADVANCEMENT AND TAXPAYER REINVESTMENT ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 43 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 12 SO AS TO PROVIDE TAX RELIEF FOR SOUTH CAROLINIANS WHO TRANSITION FROM GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT AND TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES THAT HIRE AND RETAIN THESE INDIVIDUALS, REINFORCING A FREE-MARKET APPROACH TO ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND REDUCING LONG-TERM GOVERNMENT DEPENDENCE.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax relief for low-income individuals exiting government assistance, directly supporting middle/lower income tax policies per bill summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Tax Incentives

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in committee · South Carolina · House Feb 5, 2025

H 3465: Food desert tax credit

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3830 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR A GROCER WHO OPENS A NEW LOCATION IN A FOOD DESERT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES MADE BY A GROCER WHO OPERATES A NEW STORE LOCATED IN A FOOD DESERT.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides income tax credit and sales tax exemption for grocers in food deserts, reducing business tax burden to incentivize investment in underserved areas.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Sales Tax Tax Credits

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in committee · South Carolina · House Apr 23, 2025

H 4383: South Carolina Medicaid Protection and Expansion Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAID PROTECTION AND EXPANSION ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 6, TITLE 44 SO AS TO CREATE A MEDICAID STABILITY FUND TO MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL FUNDING REDUCTIONS; TO FULLY ADOPT MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER THE FEDERAL PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; AND TO REQUIRE AN ECONOMIC AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN COORDINATION WITH HOSPITALS AND HEALTH SYSTEMS.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates Medicaid Stability Fund to protect state funding for healthcare, fully adopts Medicaid expansion requiring state budget allocation for essential public service.92% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareExpands Medicaid coverage under ACA, creates stability fund to protect access, aligns with support indicators for coverage expansion and protection95% confidence

Sub-Topics Medicaid

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passed · South Carolina · House Mar 31, 2026

H 3368: Income tax on overtime pay

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1120, RELATING TO MODIFICATIONS TO GROSS INCOME FOR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, SO AS TO EXCLUDE OVERTIME PAY AND CERTAIN BONUS PAY FROM GROSS INCOME.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesExcludes overtime pay from taxable income, providing tax relief to workers and reducing individual tax burden per tax code amendment.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExcludes overtime pay from taxable income, increasing workers' net earnings without reducing wages or benefits.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Labor Standards

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 15, 2025

H 3741: Active duty military income tax deduction

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO DEDUCT TAXABLE INCOME RECEIVED AS THE RESULT OF EMPLOYMENT AS AN ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides tax deduction for active-duty military income, reducing taxable income for middle-income earners and aligning with tax relief indicators.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax

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in committee · South Carolina · House Jan 14, 2025

H 3331: Teaching scholarship

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 59-104-20, RELATING TO THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE PALMETTO FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP AND IS ENROLLED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA TEACHING FELLOWS PROGRAM IS ELIGIBLE FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STUDENT SHALL COMMIT TO TEACH IN A SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR SEVEN YEARS AFTER GRADUATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF A STUDENT DOES NOT TEACH IN A SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS AFTER GRADUATION, THE STUDENT SHALL RETURN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL TEACHING SCHOLARSHIP.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates state funds for supplemental teaching scholarships, increasing government spending on education programs per its amendment to scholarship program funding.90% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides supplemental scholarship for teaching students with 7-year public school service commitment, incentivizing teacher recruitment and retention in SC public schools.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Student Financial Aid

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in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 21, 2025

S 250: Long-term Care Tax Credit Act

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "LONG-TERM CARE TAX CREDIT ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3395 SO AS TO ALLOW A STATE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CREDIT OF FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PREMIUMS PAID BY A TAXPAYER PURSUANT TO A LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CONTRACT, NOT TO EXCEED TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS IN A TAXABLE YEAR FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL, AND TO PROHIBIT A DOUBLE BENEFIT.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesProvides 15% tax credit on long-term care insurance premiums (capped at $2k), reducing individual income tax burden as direct tax relief for taxpayers.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Income Tax Tax Credits

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in committee · South Carolina · Senate Jan 14, 2025

S 47: Childcare

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3440, RELATING TO THE TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE CHILDCARE PROGRAMS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM CREDIT AND TO ALLOW THE CREDIT TO BE APPLIED AGAINST OTHER TAXES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3595 SO AS TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS THAT ARE EMPLOYED FULL-TIME AS A CHILDCARE DIRECTOR OR CHILDCARE STAFF PERSON.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases tax credits for childcare providers/staff, providing tax relief to lower/middle-income workers through expanded credits and broader tax application.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides tax credits for employer childcare programs and childcare staff, supporting workers' access to childcare and employment stability.85% confidence

Sub-Topics Tax Credits

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