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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill Taxation on boats AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 23, TITLE 50, SECTION 50-23-345, AND SECTION 50-23-375, ALL RELATING TO THE TITLING OF WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONS ON WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3210, RELATING TO TAX NOTICES FOR BOATS AND BOAT MOTORS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-370, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR 42.8571 PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF WATERCRAFT; TO AMEND SECTION 50-23-425, RELATING TO THE DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION, SO AS TO INCLUDE OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-23-430, 50-23-440, 50-23-450, 50-23-460, 50-23-470, AND 50-23-480 ALL SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGISTRATION OF OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-23-350 AND 50-23-380 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER BY AGENTS AND THE TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, RESPECTIVELY; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-320, RELATING TO THE NUMBERING OF VESSEL EXCEPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR A VESSEL COVERED BY A FEDERALLY APPROVED NUMBERING SYSTEM OF ANOTHER STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-10, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "OUTBOARD MOTOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT AND MOTORS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE MOTORS FROM THE EXEMPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-714, RELATING TO BOATS WITH SITUS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3200, RELATING TO THE TAX YEAR FOR BOATS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX RETURNS FOR BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX RETURNS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3230, RELATING TO THE ASSESSED VALUE OF BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF BOATS AND WATERCRAFT AND ANY AFFIXED OUTBOARD MOTORS AS A SINGLE UNIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3240, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM BOAT AND WATERCRAFT TAX, SO AS TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO BOAT MOTORS. - RATIFIED TITLE us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2025-2026 H 3858 South Carolina H 3858 (2025-2026)
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Atkinson
B. Newton
B.J. Cox
B.L. Cox
Bailey
Ballentine
Beach
Brewer
Brittain
Bustos
C. Mitchell
Caskey
Chapman
Cromer
Davis
Erickson
Forrest
Frank
Gagnon
Gibson
Gilliam
Gilreath
Guest
Guffey
Hager
Hardee
Hartnett
Herbkersman
Hewitt
Hixon
Holman
Huff
J. Moore
J.E. Johnson
J.L. Johnson
Jordan
Kilmartin
Kirby
Landing
Lawson
Ligon
Lowe
M.M. Smith
Martin
Montgomery
Moss
Murphy
Oremus
Pedalino
Pope
Robbins
Rutherford
Sanders
Sessions
T. Moore
Taylor
Teeple
Terribile
Wooten
Yow
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South Carolina H 3858 (2025-2026) — Taxation on boats

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 23, TITLE 50, SECTION 50-23-345, AND SECTION 50-23-375, ALL RELATING TO THE TITLING OF WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGULATIONS ON WATERCRAFT AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3210, RELATING TO TAX NOTICES FOR BOATS AND BOAT MOTORS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-370, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR 42.8571 PERCENT OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF WATERCRAFT; TO AMEND SECTION 50-23-425, RELATING TO THE DENIAL OF RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION, SO AS TO INCLUDE OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-23-430, 50-23-440, 50-23-450, 50-23-460, 50-23-470, AND 50-23-480 ALL SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REGISTRATION OF OUTBOARD MOTORS; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-23-350 AND 50-23-380 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER BY AGENTS AND THE TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION UPON CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP, RESPECTIVELY; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-23-320, RELATING TO THE NUMBERING OF VESSEL EXCEPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR A VESSEL COVERED BY A FEDERALLY APPROVED NUMBERING SYSTEM OF ANOTHER STATE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-21-10, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITION OF "OUTBOARD MOTOR"; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT AND MOTORS PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO REMOVE MOTORS FROM THE EXEMPTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-714, RELATING TO BOATS WITH SITUS IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3200, RELATING TO THE TAX YEAR FOR BOATS, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO BOAT MOTORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX RETURNS FOR BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY TAX RETURNS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3230, RELATING TO THE ASSESSED VALUE OF BOATS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF BOATS AND WATERCRAFT AND ANY AFFIXED OUTBOARD MOTORS AS A SINGLE UNIT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3240, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM BOAT AND WATERCRAFT TAX, SO AS TO REMOVE A REFERENCE TO BOAT MOTORS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 01/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 02/18/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 03/04/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 03/05/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 03/24/2026 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  8. 05/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
  9. 05/07/2025 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • 2nd Reading — 391 (pass) · upper
  • Passage of Bill — 897 (pass) · lower
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 1110 (pass) · lower
  • to lay on the table — 2812 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Atkinson — primary (person)
  • B. Newton — primary (person)
  • B.J. Cox — primary (person)
  • B.L. Cox — primary (person)
  • Bailey — primary (person)
  • Ballentine — primary (person)
  • Beach — primary (person)
  • Brewer — primary (person)
  • Brittain — primary (person)
  • Bustos — primary (person)
  • C. Mitchell — primary (person)
  • Caskey — primary (person)
  • Chapman — primary (person)
  • Cromer — primary (person)
  • Davis — primary (person)
  • Erickson — primary (person)
  • Forrest — primary (person)
  • Frank — primary (person)
  • Gagnon — primary (person)
  • Gibson — primary (person)
  • Gilliam — primary (person)
  • Gilreath — primary (person)
  • Guest — primary (person)
  • Guffey — primary (person)
  • Hager — primary (person)
  • Hardee — primary (person)
  • Hartnett — primary (person)
  • Herbkersman — primary (person)
  • Hewitt — primary (person)
  • Hixon — primary (person)
  • Holman — primary (person)
  • Huff — primary (person)
  • J. Moore — primary (person)
  • J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
  • J.L. Johnson — primary (person)
  • Jordan — primary (person)
  • Kilmartin — primary (person)
  • Kirby — primary (person)
  • Landing — primary (person)
  • Lawson — primary (person)
  • Ligon — primary (person)
  • Lowe — primary (person)
  • M.M. Smith — primary (person)
  • Martin — primary (person)
  • Montgomery — primary (person)
  • Moss — primary (person)
  • Murphy — primary (person)
  • Oremus — primary (person)
  • Pedalino — primary (person)
  • Pope — primary (person)
  • Robbins — primary (person)
  • Rutherford — primary (person)
  • Sanders — primary (person)
  • Sessions — primary (person)
  • T. Moore — primary (person)
  • Taylor — primary (person)
  • Teeple — primary (person)
  • Terribile — primary (person)
  • Wooten — primary (person)
  • Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-01-30 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-01-30 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
  • 2025-02-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, T.Moore, Montgomery
  • 2025-02-05 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sanders
  • 2025-02-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Atkinson, Frank
  • 2025-02-11 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
  • 2025-02-18 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
  • 2025-02-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.Moore
  • 2025-04-08 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
  • 2025-04-09 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss
  • 2025-04-10 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huff, Beach
  • 2025-04-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Terribile
  • 2025-04-23 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kilmartin, Hardee, Taylor, Yow
  • 2025-04-30 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson
  • 2025-04-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
  • 2025-05-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
  • 2025-05-06 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2025-05-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Oremus
  • 2025-05-06 Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-25
  • 2025-05-07 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Hixon, Cromer, Gilreath
  • 2025-05-07 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2025-05-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2025-05-07 Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-7
  • 2025-05-08 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2025-05-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2025-05-08 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
  • 2026-02-18 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-03 Special order, set for March 3, 2026
  • 2026-03-04 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2026-03-04 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2026-03-04 Read second time reading-2
  • 2026-03-04 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
  • 2026-03-05 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2026-03-05 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2026-03-05 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
  • 2026-03-24 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2026-03-24 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2026-03-24 Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
  • 2026-03-25 Ratified R 116
  • 2026-03-30 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2026-04-02 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
  • 2026-04-02 Act No. 109

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6d9f956c-5a38-490e-a24d-dd26d454715a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).