---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO EXTEND THE ONE PERCENT SALES TAX IMPOSED BY ACT 378 OF 2004, AS AMENDED, THE LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO EXTEND THE ONE PERCENT SALES TAX IMPOSED BY ACT 378 OF 2004, AS AMENDED, THE LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 4272"
citation: "South Carolina H 4272 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest", "Spires"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-05-03"
last_action: "2018-10-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c6205d0-c404-496a-a55a-18b3755875bc"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4272&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "bf80d15c5388c5b1637b82f7744c3be96712c55fd276145f3bd467b70099190b"
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 4272 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO EXTEND THE ONE PERCENT SALES TAX IMPOSED BY ACT 378 OF 2004, AS AMENDED, THE LEXINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT, FOR AN ADDITIONAL SEVEN YEARS. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2/13/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4272_20180213.htm)
2. **2/15/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4272_20180215.htm)
3. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/4272_20170503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **81–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Forrest — primary (person)
- Spires — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-05-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-05-03** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
- **2018-02-13** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-14** Roll call Yeas-81 Nays-1
- **2018-02-15** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** Introduced, read first time, placed on local & uncontested calendar `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-21** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2018-02-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-03-07** Ratified R 146
- **2018-03-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-14** Effective date 03/12/18
- **2018-10-16** Act No. 278

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8c6205d0-c404-496a-a55a-18b3755875bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).