---
type: "Bill"
title: "Archives and history, fees for certifying historic rehabilitation tax credit"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR MAKING QUALIFIED REHABILITATION EXPENDITURES FOR A CERTIFIED HISTORIC STRUCTURE, SO AS TO REMOVE A PROVISION ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO ESTABLISH FEES, TO PROVIDE THAT A TAXPAYER CLAIMING THE CREDIT MUST PAY A FEE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY FOR THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FUND, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-5060, RELATING TO VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL BY MEANS OF THE INCOME TAX RETURN CHECK OFF, SO AS TO ADD THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3485"
citation: "South Carolina H 3485 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cobb-Hunter", "Jefferson", "R. Williams", "Weeks"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 36
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2020-10-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2246a865-26a9-41e5-a0f7-c065d70d3b0d"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3485&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "ec2f524de41767ca75edbbd55a05eac3ff4df4508ddf2cb439858bfcf63d5970"
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 3485 (2019-2020) — Archives and history, fees for certifying historic rehabilitation tax credit

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3535, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR MAKING QUALIFIED REHABILITATION EXPENDITURES FOR A CERTIFIED HISTORIC STRUCTURE, SO AS TO REMOVE A PROVISION ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY TO ESTABLISH FEES, TO PROVIDE THAT A TAXPAYER CLAIMING THE CREDIT MUST PAY A FEE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY FOR THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT FUND, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP AN APPLICATION PROCESS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-5060, RELATING TO VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL BY MEANS OF THE INCOME TAX RETURN CHECK OFF, SO AS TO ADD THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. - 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/3485.htm)
2. **1/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20190109.htm)
3. **2/5/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20200205.htm)
4. **2/6/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20200206.htm)
5. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20190327.htm)
6. **3/4/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20200304.htm)
7. **3/5/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20200305.htm)
8. **4/10/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20190410.htm)
9. **4/8/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20200408.htm)
10. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20190409.htm)
11. **9/23/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3485_20200923.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Conference Report — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Amendment 1A — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **67–22** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- to concur — **0–41** (pass) · upper
- to adopt the conference report — **41–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams
- **2019-03-26** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2019-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Yeas-67 Nays-22
- **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`
- **2019-04-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-02-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-02-06** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-04** Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0
- **2020-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-04-08** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2020-04-08** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2020-04-08** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2020-09-16** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2020-09-16** Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-41
- **2020-09-22** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. W. Newton, R. Williams, and Jefferson
- **2020-09-22** Conference committee appointed Cromer, Nicholson, Gregory
- **2020-09-23** Conference report received and adopted
- **2020-09-23** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2020-09-23** Conference report adopted
- **2020-09-23** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2020-09-23** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 173
- **2020-09-29** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-07** Effective date 09/29/20
- **2020-10-07** Act No. 172

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2246a865-26a9-41e5-a0f7-c065d70d3b0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).