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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	Income tax	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-510, RELATING TO INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TOP MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATE TO 5.21 PERCENT, TO CREATE ANOTHER INCOME TAX BRACKET TO WHICH A 1.99 PERCENT RATE APPLIES, AND TO SET FORTH STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS SPECIFICALLY NOT ADOPTED BY THE STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT THE FEDERAL STANDARD DEDUCTION AND ITEMIZED DEDUCTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME ADJUSTED DEDUCTION (SCIAD); BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-4910, RELATING TO PERSONS REQUIRED TO FILE A TAX RETURN, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE TO THE CALCULATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1720, RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TAXABLE INCOME OF NONRESIDENT INDIVIDUALS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3632, RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 4216	South Carolina H 4216 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	B. Newton B.J. Cox B.L. Cox Bailey Ballentine Bannister Bowers Bradley Brewer Brittain Bustos C. Mitchell Calhoon Caskey Crawford Davis Erickson Forrest G.M. Smith Gagnon Gatch Gilliam Guest Guffey Hager Hartnett Hartz Herbkersman Hewitt Hiott Hixon Holman Jordan Landing Lawson Ligon Long Lowe M.M. Smith Martin Montgomery Moss Murphy Neese Pedalino Pope Robbins Schuessler Sessions T. Moore Taylor Teeple Vaughan Willis Yow	10	32	9	2025-03-25	2026-04-02	openstates	ocd-bill/3b9176ab-b4ff-4b3d-8790-bf090958781a	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4216&session=126&summary=B	fbb26e5d875020e4111ad3ce60a28e37e5694d4e49c0afa7e3843e246166145f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4216 (2025-2026) — Income tax

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-510, RELATING TO INCOME TAX RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS, ESTATES, AND TRUSTS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE TOP MARGINAL INCOME TAX RATE TO 5.21 PERCENT, TO CREATE ANOTHER INCOME TAX BRACKET TO WHICH A 1.99 PERCENT RATE APPLIES, AND TO SET FORTH STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-50, RELATING TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTIONS SPECIFICALLY NOT ADOPTED BY THE STATE, SO AS TO NOT ADOPT THE FEDERAL STANDARD DEDUCTION AND ITEMIZED DEDUCTION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1140, RELATING TO INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME ADJUSTED DEDUCTION (SCIAD); BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-4910, RELATING TO PERSONS REQUIRED TO FILE A TAX RETURN, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE TO THE CALCULATION; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-1720, RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TAXABLE INCOME OF NONRESIDENT INDIVIDUALS, SO AS TO MAKE A CONFORMING CHANGE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3632, RELATING TO THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNT. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 01/21/2026 (committee substitute) — source
3. 02/24/2026 (committee substitute) — source
4. 03/25/2025 (committee substitute) — source
5. 03/27/2025 (committee substitute) — source
6. 04/02/2025 (committee substitute) — source
7. 04/30/2025 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/06/2025 (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/07/2025 (committee substitute) — source
10. 05/07/2025-A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 71–49 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 7A — 98–19 (pass) · lower
• Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — 84–24 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 3A — 100–19 (pass) · lower
• Passage of Bill — 64–47 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 2 — 100–18 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Amendment 1 — 94–19 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 39–5 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 68–46 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• B.J. Cox — primary (person)
• B.L. Cox — primary (person)
• Bailey — primary (person)
• Ballentine — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Bowers — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• Brittain — primary (person)
• Bustos — primary (person)
• C. Mitchell — primary (person)
• Calhoon — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Crawford — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gagnon — primary (person)
• Gatch — primary (person)
• Gilliam — primary (person)
• Guest — primary (person)
• Guffey — primary (person)
• Hager — primary (person)
• Hartnett — primary (person)
• Hartz — primary (person)
• Herbkersman — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Holman — primary (person)
• Jordan — primary (person)
• Landing — primary (person)
• Lawson — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• Long — primary (person)
• Lowe — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Martin — primary (person)
• Montgomery — primary (person)
• Moss — primary (person)
• Murphy — primary (person)
• Neese — primary (person)
• Pedalino — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Robbins — primary (person)
• Schuessler — primary (person)
• Sessions — primary (person)
• T. Moore — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Teeple — primary (person)
• Vaughan — primary (person)
• Willis — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2025-03-25 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-03-25 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2025-03-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
• 2025-03-27 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-04-01 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gibson, McCravy, Duncan
• 2025-04-02 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus, Rankin, Haddon
• 2025-04-02 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-04-03 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Chapman, Sanders, Hardee
• 2025-04-22 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Wickensimer
• 2025-04-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2025-05-01 Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Newton, Edgerton, Guffey, Hiott, Hewitt, Magnuson, Beach, Pope, Martin, Ballentine, White, Kilmartin, Frank, Taylor, Harris, Kirby, Rivers, Anderson, Gilliard, Bamberg, Spann-Wilder, Garvin, Dilliard, Weeks, Jones
• 2025-05-06 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-05-06 Amended amendment-passage
• 2025-05-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2025-05-06 Roll call Yeas-68 Nays-46
• 2025-05-07 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2025-05-07 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2025-05-07 Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-47
• 2025-05-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2025-05-07 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2026-01-21 Committee report: Favorable Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-02-18 Debate interrupted
• 2026-02-24 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-02-24 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-02-24 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-5
• 2026-02-25 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-03-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2026-03-10 Roll call Yeas-71 Nays-49
• 2026-03-25 Ratified R 117
• 2026-03-30 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-04-02 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
• 2026-04-02 Act No. 110

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3b9176ab-b4ff-4b3d-8790-bf090958781a. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).