---
type: "Bill"
title: "Manufacturing exemption exclusion"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT MANUFACTURING PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY A PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A 14.2857 PERCENT EXEMPTION REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR MANUFACTURING; AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND TO THE TRUST FUND FOR TAX RELIEF. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4064"
citation: "South Carolina H 4064 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith", "Sandifer", "Weeks"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f73d678b-181c-4278-b64d-cb835fed29b9"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4064&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "9c11e525c9cf3262528a5b8195abfb5d4c1a2453d65012ef781b171744e69449"
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 4064 (2021-2022) — Manufacturing exemption exclusion

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT MANUFACTURING PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY A PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR A 14.2857 PERCENT EXEMPTION REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR MANUFACTURING; AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 CONTINGENCY RESERVE FUND TO THE TRUST FUND FOR TAX RELIEF. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4064.htm)
2. **3/11/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4064_20210311.htm)
3. **3/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4064_20210318.htm)
4. **4/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4064_20210414.htm)
5. **4/15/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4064_20210415.htm)
6. **4/20/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4064_20210420.htm)
7. **4/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4064_20210406.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **113–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Sandifer — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
- **2021-03-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2021-04-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-07** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-04-20** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2021-04-21** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-27** Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
- **2021-05-06** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** Ratified R 52
- **2021-05-13** Effective date 05/06/21
- **2021-05-13** Act No. 39

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f73d678b-181c-4278-b64d-cb835fed29b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).