republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2017-2018/h-5341.md

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Bill	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RELIEF ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-40, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO STATE INCOME TAX LAWS, SO AS TO UPDATE THE REFERENCE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS ADOPTED BY THIS STATE ARE EXTENDED, THEN THESE SECTIONS ALSO ARE EXTENDED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE NOT ADOPTED BY THIS STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT CERTAIN PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-520, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE INCOME TAX BRACKETS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION THAT LIMITS THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TO ONE-HALF OF THE ACTUAL INFLATION RATE AND TO USE THE CHAINED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ADD A SOUTH CAROLINA DEPENDENT EXEMPTION AND TO ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION EACH YEAR FOR INFLATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1160, RELATING TO THE DEPENDENT EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTION IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPENDENT EXEMPTION. - ratified title	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RELIEF ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-40, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO STATE INCOME TAX LAWS, SO AS TO UPDATE THE REFERENCE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS ADOPTED BY THIS STATE ARE EXTENDED, THEN THESE SECTIONS ALSO ARE EXTENDED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE NOT ADOPTED BY THIS STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT CERTAIN PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-520, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE INCOME TAX BRACKETS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION THAT LIMITS THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TO ONE-HALF OF THE ACTUAL INFLATION RATE AND TO USE THE CHAINED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ADD A SOUTH CAROLINA DEPENDENT EXEMPTION AND TO ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION EACH YEAR FOR INFLATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1160, RELATING TO THE DEPENDENT EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTION IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPENDENT EXEMPTION. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2017-2018	H 5341	South Carolina H 5341 (2017-2018)	bill		enacted	Davis Lucas Murphy Rutherford S. Rivers Simrill White	5	24	4	2018-05-01	2018-10-09	openstates	ocd-bill/2766fdb8-d547-43e8-bf91-3dd83813077d	http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5341&session=122&summary=B	e04b7a4158da1e2dd68189150a9ff3f7a8d696b4bd10437e6cffffccf67b149e	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 5341 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND RELIEF ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-40, RELATING TO THE APPLICATION OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE TO STATE INCOME TAX LAWS, SO AS TO UPDATE THE REFERENCE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS ADOPTED BY THIS STATE ARE EXTENDED, THEN THESE SECTIONS ALSO ARE EXTENDED FOR SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE NOT ADOPTED BY THIS STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT CERTAIN PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-520, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE INCOME TAX BRACKETS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION THAT LIMITS THE INFLATION ADJUSTMENT TO ONE-HALF OF THE ACTUAL INFLATION RATE AND TO USE THE CHAINED CONSUMER PRICE INDEX TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ADD A SOUTH CAROLINA DEPENDENT EXEMPTION AND TO ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF THE EXEMPTION EACH YEAR FOR INFLATION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-1160, RELATING TO THE DEPENDENT EXEMPTION FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OLD, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE DEDUCTION IS EQUAL TO THE AMOUNT OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPENDENT EXEMPTION. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. 10/2/2018 (committee substitute) — source
2. 10/2/2018-A (committee substitute) — source
3. 10/3/2018 (committee substitute) — source
4. 5/1/2018 (committee substitute) — source
5. 5/1/2018-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 37–4 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 117–0 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 100–0 (pass) · lower
• Recall from Committee — 113–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Davis — primary (person)
• Lucas — primary (person)
• Murphy — primary (person)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• S. Rivers — primary (person)
• Simrill — primary (person)
• White — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-05-01 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-05-01 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2018-05-01 Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means
• 2018-05-01 Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
• 2018-05-02 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Murphy, S.Rivers
• 2018-05-03 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
• 2018-05-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-05-03 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
• 2018-05-03 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2018-05-04 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2018-05-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2018-05-08 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2018-10-02 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-10-02 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2018-10-02 Read second time reading-2
• 2018-10-02 Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-4
• 2018-10-03 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2018-10-03 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2018-10-03 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2018-10-03 Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
• 2018-10-03 Ratified R 295
• 2018-10-03 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2018-10-09 Effective date See Act
• 2018-10-09 Act No. 266

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2766fdb8-d547-43e8-bf91-3dd83813077d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).