---
type: "Bill"
title: "Tax credits"
description: "AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TAX CREDITS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF GEOTHERMAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2022, BY RE-ENACTING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12-6-3587. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 329"
citation: "South Carolina S 329 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cromer", "Nicholson", "Reese", "Scott", "Verdin"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-08"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb531b6f-25fc-47ef-8d8c-1ac21d42340b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=329&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "2ba416e98668a02434bf81c5ae6616a53e73b70668e2ddea6fa21095e723618e"
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 S 329 (2019-2020) — Tax credits

AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TAX CREDITS FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF GEOTHERMAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT UNTIL JANUARY 1, 2022, BY RE-ENACTING PROVISIONS OF SECTION 12-6-3587. - 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/329.htm)
2. **1/8/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/329_20190108.htm)
3. **2/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/329_20190220.htm)
4. **2/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/329_20190221.htm)
5. **2/26/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/329_20190226.htm)
6. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/329_20190502.htm)
7. **5/3/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/329_20190503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **84–21** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **36–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cromer — primary (person)
- Nicholson — primary (person)
- Reese — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)
- Verdin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-02-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-5
- **2019-02-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-21
- **2019-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 67
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 47

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb531b6f-25fc-47ef-8d8c-1ac21d42340b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).