---
type: "Bill"
title: "Catawba Tribe"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-16-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRIBE IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY FEE IN LIEU OF SCHOOL TAXES BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEARS AFTER 2007-2008; AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-16-130, RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF THE TRIBE, SO AS TO DELETE A CONTRARY PROVISION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3205"
citation: "South Carolina H 3205 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-12-18"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aec6436f-9a57-4679-9d0f-358739734ee8"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3205&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "61a2acd5f431ada8e08a39c465cd0e828db4d716795327d88f8982327181879b"
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 3205 (2019-2020) — Catawba Tribe

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 27-16-150 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE TRIBE IS NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY FEE IN LIEU OF SCHOOL TAXES BEGINNING WITH SCHOOL YEARS AFTER 2007-2008; AND TO AMEND SECTION 27-16-130, RELATING TO THE TAXATION OF THE TRIBE, SO AS TO DELETE A CONTRARY PROVISION. - 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/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3205.htm)
2. **12/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3205_20181218.htm)
3. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3205_20190327.htm)
4. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3205_20190502.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **104–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-18** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-18** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-04** Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-9-19
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-10** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Recalled from Committee on Finance
- **2019-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
- **2019-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 77
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 57

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aec6436f-9a57-4679-9d0f-358739734ee8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).