republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2025-2026/h-5122.md

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Bill	Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment	AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 31 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58 SO AS TO PERMIT CERTAIN ITEMS SOLD TO OR USED BY INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR REFUNDS ON TAXES PAID ON EXEMPT ITEMS, AND TO PROHIBIT DATA CENTERS FROM CLAIMING OR UTILIZING THESE EXEMPTIONS OR REFUNDS. - RATIFIED TITLE	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2025-2026	H 5122	South Carolina H 5122 (2025-2026)	bill		enacted	Anderson B. Newton Ballentine Bannister Brewer C. Mitchell Caskey Cobb-Hunter Davis G.M. Smith Gagnon Govan Grant Guest Herbkersman Hiott Howard Kirby Lawson M.M. Smith Pope Rose Rutherford Schuessler Yow	9	30	4	2026-02-05	2026-06-05	openstates	ocd-bill/6743abe6-7aa4-4e99-bd54-f04d225cd5bd	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5122&session=126&summary=B	7f3c7e1c7cf53886f04bc32e205e07c072e3f4636352a4c218d37b86897d44f1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 5122 (2025-2026) — Internet and Communications Service Providers Equipment

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 31 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 58 SO AS TO PERMIT CERTAIN ITEMS SOLD TO OR USED BY INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS TO BE EXEMPT FROM SALES TAX, TO ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR REFUNDS ON TAXES PAID ON EXEMPT ITEMS, AND TO PROHIBIT DATA CENTERS FROM CLAIMING OR UTILIZING THESE EXEMPTIONS OR REFUNDS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 02/05/2026 (committee substitute) — source
3. 04/28/2026 (committee substitute) — source
4. 04/30/2026 (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/05/2026 (committee substitute) — source
6. 05/06/2026 (committee substitute) — source
7. 05/07/2026 (committee substitute) — source
8. 05/07/2026-A (committee substitute) — source
9. 05/12/2026 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 92–18 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 35–8 (pass) · upper
• 2nd Reading — 41–5 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 82–15 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Anderson — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Ballentine — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Brewer — primary (person)
• C. Mitchell — primary (person)
• Caskey — primary (person)
• Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Gagnon — primary (person)
• Govan — primary (person)
• Grant — primary (person)
• Guest — primary (person)
• Herbkersman — primary (person)
• Hiott — primary (person)
• Howard — primary (person)
• Kirby — primary (person)
• Lawson — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Pope — primary (person)
• Rose — primary (person)
• Rutherford — primary (person)
• Schuessler — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-02-05 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2026-02-05 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2026-02-18 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow, C.Mitchell, Rose, Cobb-Hunter
• 2026-02-19 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lawson, Brewer, Kirby, Ballentine, Rutherford, Hiott, Gagnon, Guest, M.M.Smith, Howard, Pope
• 2026-02-25 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Grant, Anderson, Schuessler, G.M.Smith
• 2026-04-01 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
• 2026-04-23 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Davis
• 2026-04-28 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-29 Debate adjourned
• 2026-04-30 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Govan
• 2026-04-30 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-04-30 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-04-30 Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-15
• 2026-04-30 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2026-05-01 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-05 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2026-05-05 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
• 2026-05-05 Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
• 2026-05-06 Amended amendment-passage
• 2026-05-07 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2026-05-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2026-05-12 Amendment Reconsidered
• 2026-05-12 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2026-05-12 Roll call Ayes-35 Nays-8
• 2026-05-14 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2026-05-14 Roll call Yeas-92 Nays-18
• 2026-05-15 Ratified R 258
• 2026-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2026-06-05 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
• 2026-06-03 Act No. 242

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6743abe6-7aa4-4e99-bd54-f04d225cd5bd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).