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87 lines
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Municipal Tax Relief Act"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE \"MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF ACT\" BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 5 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE UP TO A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES AND TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TAX MUST BE IMPOSED AND ADMINISTERED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT IS CALCULATED. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "S 866"
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citation: "South Carolina S 866 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Elliott", "Turner"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-29"
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last_action: "2026-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90b24635-7655-43d4-8783-e9fd9628189d"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=866&session=126&summary=B"
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source_hash: "36c8388407a0e96dce2fae28de1b2cadb8a9d9a2370a10f48d40f9e03f1e7740"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 866 (2025-2026) — Municipal Tax Relief Act
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 5 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE UP TO A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES AND TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TAX MUST BE IMPOSED AND ADMINISTERED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT IS CALCULATED. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/866.htm)
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2. **01/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/866_20260129.htm)
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3. **03/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/866_20260318.htm)
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4. **03/24/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/866_20260324.htm)
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5. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/866_20260401.htm)
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6. **04/30/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/866_20260430.htm)
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7. **05/04/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/866_20260504.htm)
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## Votes
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- Passage of Bill — **96–16** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **32–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Elliott — primary (person)
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- Turner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-29** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-01-29** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-24** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-04-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-04-01** Roll call Ayes-32 Nays-9
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- **2026-04-15** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-04-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2026-04-16** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2026-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-05-04** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2026-05-05** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Gilreath, Harris, White, Edgerton, Beach
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- **2026-05-07** Debate adjourned
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- **2026-05-13** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Cromer, Edgerton, White, Harris, Beach, Gilreath
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- **2026-05-13** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2026-05-13** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-16
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- **2026-05-14** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
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- **2026-05-15** Ratified R 238
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- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
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- **2026-06-03** Act No. 228
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/90b24635-7655-43d4-8783-e9fd9628189d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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