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type: "Bill"
title: "Accommodations and hospitality tax expenditures"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF LOCAL HOSPITALITY TAX REVENUE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE REVENUE ALSO TO BE USED FOR THE CONTROL AND REPAIR OF FLOODING AND DRAINAGE WITHIN OR ON TOURISM-RELATED LANDS OR AREAS AND FOR SITE PREPARATION FOR CERTAIN ITEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, REPAIR, OR CONSTRUCTION; TO CLARIFY THAT EXPENDITURES TO CONTROL AND REPAIR FLOODING AND DRAINAGE WITHIN OR ON TOURISM-RELATED LANDS OR AREAS MUST BE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE OR MITIGATE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF RECURRENT NUISANCE FLOODING, AND TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES AND LIMITATIONS; AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS DUE TO COVID-19. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 217"
citation: "South Carolina S 217 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Kimpson", "Scott", "Senn"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-12-12"
last_action: "2020-10-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7754c966-9c0a-4a47-abe2-a129afd37c4a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=217&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "5a3af4bd83ca1c8e46cdf8ebf0aee7e004d0b3200b2513b27641ee609cf8b106"
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 217 (2019-2020) — Accommodations and hospitality tax expenditures
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXPENDITURE OF LOCAL HOSPITALITY TAX REVENUE, SO AS TO ALLOW THE REVENUE ALSO TO BE USED FOR THE CONTROL AND REPAIR OF FLOODING AND DRAINAGE WITHIN OR ON TOURISM-RELATED LANDS OR AREAS AND FOR SITE PREPARATION FOR CERTAIN ITEMS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, REPAIR, OR CONSTRUCTION; TO CLARIFY THAT EXPENDITURES TO CONTROL AND REPAIR FLOODING AND DRAINAGE WITHIN OR ON TOURISM-RELATED LANDS OR AREAS MUST BE DESIGNED TO ELIMINATE OR MITIGATE THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF RECURRENT NUISANCE FLOODING, AND TO PROVIDE EXAMPLES AND LIMITATIONS; AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPREHENSIVE PLANS DUE TO COVID-19. - 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/217.htm)
2. **1/16/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20190116.htm)
3. **1/17/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20190117.htm)
4. **1/18/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20190118.htm)
5. **1/22/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20190122.htm)
6. **12/12/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20181212.htm)
7. **9/15/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20200915.htm)
8. **9/22/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/217_20200922.htm)
## Votes
- to concur — **381** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **8715** (pass) · lower
- 3rd Reading — **342** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Campsen — primary (person)
- Kimpson — primary (person)
- Scott — primary (person)
- Senn — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-01-17** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-01-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-01-22** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-01-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-01-23** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-23** Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-2
- **2019-01-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-15** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-09-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-22** Requests for debate-Rep(s). King, Hill, Toole, Rose, McDaniel, Herberksman, Henderson Myers, Calhoon, Hart, GR Smith, Haddon, Bales, R. Williams, Brawley, Hosey, and McKnight
- **2020-09-22** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). McKnight, Hosey, GR Smith, King, McDaniel, Brawley, Herbkersman, Henderson Myers, R. Williams, and Rose
- **2020-09-22** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Calhoon and Haddon
- **2020-09-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-09-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-09-22** Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-15
- **2020-09-23** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-09-23** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2020-09-23** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-1
- **2020-09-25** Ratified R 152
- **2020-09-28** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-10-02** Effective date 09/28/20
- **2020-10-02** Act No. 146
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7754c966-9c0a-4a47-abe2-a129afd37c4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).