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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Sales Tax Exemption"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM SALES TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN UNPREPARED FOODS, THAT MAY BE PURCHASED WITH FOOD COUPONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM TAXES, ARE NOT LIMITED TO CERTAIN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 5208"
+citation: "South Carolina H 5208 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Moss"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-18"
+last_action: "2026-06-05"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b53fadd-e19e-4263-b12f-2699c86157e9"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5208&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "91344fe1eb28d61f8945aa901902618194e94ab5b342256859c43527abf5bce7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 5208 (2025-2026) — Sales Tax Exemption
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM SALES TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN UNPREPARED FOODS, THAT MAY BE PURCHASED WITH FOOD COUPONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM TAXES, ARE NOT LIMITED TO CERTAIN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5208.htm)
+2. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5208_20260218.htm)
+3. **04/21/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5208_20260421.htm)
+4. **05/05/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5208_20260505.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B. Newton — primary (person)
+- Moss — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-02-18** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-21** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-23** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer
+- **2026-04-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
+- **2026-04-23** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2026-04-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-04-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2026-04-28** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-05** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-05-07** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-12** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 216
+- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
+- **2026-06-03** Act No. 217
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0b53fadd-e19e-4263-b12f-2699c86157e9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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