STATE BILLSC S 688PASSED

DEW UI Tax Code

State of South Carolina

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 41-31-5, Relating To Contributions And Payments To The Unemployment Trust Fund Definitions, So As To Change The Lookback Period For The Benefit Ratio; By Amending Section 41-31-45, Relating To Debt Status Estimates, So As To Provide For A Solvency Target For The Fund; By Amending Section 41-31-60, Relating To The Tax Rate When A Delinquent Report Is Received, So As To Change The Penalty For An Outstanding Lien; By Amending Section 41-31-350, Relating To The Penalty For Failure To File A Report, So As To Remove The Cap On The Penalty For Failing To File A Report; By Amending Section 41-31-370, Relating To Interest On Unpaid Contributions, So As To Remove The Cap On The Penalty For Failure To Pay Contributions; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt The First Ten Thousand Dollars Of Net Depreciated Value Of Business Personal Property Owned By A Small Business; By Amending Section 12-37-900, Relating To Property Tax Returns, So As To Provide That A Taxpayer Is Not Required To Return Business Personal Property For Taxation If The Taxpayer Has Less Than Ten Thousand Dollars Of Net Depreciated Value Of Business Personal Property; By Adding Section 12-37-980 So As To Require That All Business Personal Property Required To Be Returned For Taxation Be Returned To The Department Of Revenue; And By Amending Section 12-20-50, Relating To The License Tax On Corporations, So As To Provide That, Under Certain Circumstances, The Fee Does Not Apply To Any Portion Of The First Fifty Million Dollars Of Certain Capital Stock And Paid-in Or Capital Surplus. - Ratified Title

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Jun 3, 2026
162 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
SC S 688 · PassedJun 3

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Bill details

Last action
Effective date See Act for Effective Date · Jun 5, 2026

Sponsors

SMShane MasseySenator · Republican · SD-025Primary sponsor
JKJoshua KimbrellSenator · Republican · SD-011

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 5, 2026Effective date See Act for Effective Date
Jun 3, 2026Act No. 243
May 22, 2026Signed By Governor
May 20, 2026Ratified R 264
May 18, 2026Ordered enrolled for ratificationHouse
May 14, 2026Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0Senate
May 14, 2026Conference report received and adoptedSenate
May 14, 2026Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0House
Show 27 earlier actions
May 14, 2026Conference report received and adoptedHouse
May 14, 2026Conference committee appointed Bennett, Williams, MasseySenate
May 14, 2026Conference committee appointed B Newton, Hewitt, KirbyHouse
May 14, 2026Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-114House
May 14, 2026Non-concurrence in Senate amendmentHouse
May 13, 2026Returned to House with amendmentsSenate
May 13, 2026Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0Senate
May 13, 2026House amendment amendedSenate
May 13, 2026Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsHouse
May 12, 2026Roll call Yeas-115 Nays-0House
May 12, 2026Read second timeHouse
May 12, 2026AmendedHouse
May 8, 2026Scrivener's error corrected
May 7, 2026Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and MeansHouse
Apr 14, 2026Referred to Committee on Ways and MeansHouse
Apr 14, 2026Introduced and read first timeHouse
Apr 1, 2026Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0Senate
Apr 1, 2026Read third time and sent to HouseSenate
Apr 1, 2026AmendedSenate
Mar 25, 2026Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0Senate
Mar 25, 2026Read second timeSenate
Mar 17, 2026Scrivener's error corrected
Mar 12, 2026Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and IndustrySenate
Jan 13, 2026Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustrySenate
Jan 13, 2026Introduced and read first timeSenate
Dec 10, 2025Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustrySenate
Dec 10, 2025PrefiledSenate

Recorded votes

Senate: 2nd ReadingMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 43 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate: 3rd ReadingApr 1, 2026 · Senate · 45 yea · 0 nayPassed
House: Passage Of BillMay 12, 2026 · House · 115 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate: To Adopt AmendmentMay 13, 2026 · Senate · 44 yea · 0 nayPassed
House: Concur In Senate AmendmentsMay 14, 2026 · House · 0 yea · 114 nayFailed
House: Adopt Conference ReportMay 14, 2026 · House · 107 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate: To Adopt The Conference ReportMay 14, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 0 nayPassed

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