BIL:3833
RTN:204
ACN:121
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:House
IND:19990406
PSP:Robinson
SPO:Robinson
DDN:l:\council\bills\ggs\22226mm99.doc
DPB:19990603
LAD:19990603
GOV:S
DGA:19990630
SUB:Tax revenues or license fees, electronic collection of by state agencies; Property exemption, Charitable Organizations
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------19990721Act No. A121
------19990630Signed by Governor
------19990624Ratified R204
Senate19990603Ordered enrolled for ratification
House19990603Conference Committee Report adopted98 HCC
Senate19990603Conference Committee Report adopted88 SCC
Senate19990527Conference powers granted,88 SCCThomas
appointed Senators to CommitteePatterson
of ConferenceMcGill
House19990527Conference powers granted,98 HCCRobinson
appointed Reps. to Committee ofClyburn
ConferenceVaughn
House19990527Insists upon amendment
Senate19990526Non-concurrence in House amendment
House19990525Senate amendments amended,
returned to Senate with amendment
House19990520Debate adjourned on Senate
amendments
Senate19990513Amended, read third time,
returned to House with amendment
Senate19990512Amended, read second time,
ordered to third reading
with notice of general amendments
Senate19990511Recalled from Committee06 SF
Senate19990428Introduced, read first time,06 SF
referred to Committee
House19990428Read third time, sent to Senate
House19990427Amended, read second time
House19990422Committee report: Favorable with30 HWM
amendment
House19990406Introduced, read first time,30 HWM
referred to Committee
Printed Versions of This Bill
Ordered Printed on 19990422
Ordered Printed on 19990427
Ordered Printed on 19990511
Ordered Printed on 19990512
Ordered Printed on 19990513
Ordered Printed on 19990525
Ordered Printed on 19990603
TXT:
(A121, R204, H3833)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 125475 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC COLLECTION OF REVENUES BY A STATE AGENCY PURSUANT TO A CONTRACT NEGOTIATED AND ENTERED INTO BY THE STATE TREASURER ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 1237220, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM PROPERTY TAXES, SO AS TO INCLUDE CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY HELD BY CHARITABLE TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF FORTS AND BATTLEGROUNDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Electronic collection of revenues
SECTION1.The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
“Section 125475.(A)The State Treasurer may authorize a state agency which collects revenues, either as taxes or license fees or as payment for goods or services, to accept electronic forms of payment including, but not limited to, credit cards, debit cards, bank debits or credits, or electronic purse options. These electronic payments may be accepted in the course of an electronic commerce transaction, in which the business transaction is conducted by means of the internet, interactive voice response, or other fully electronic means.
(B)The State Treasurer may contract on behalf of the agencies with payment service providers for the processing of electronic payments, and may negotiate associated processing fees. The agency collecting revenues electronically may withhold the negotiated processing fees for payment to service providers from the revenues collected.”
General exemption from taxes
SECTION2.Section 1237220(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 149 of 1997, is further amended by adding:
“(42)All real property of charitable trusts and foundations held for historic preservation of forts and battlegrounds which extends beyond the buildings and premises actually occupied by the charitable trusts and foundations which own the real property if no profit or benefit from any operation on the charitable trusts’ and foundations’ real property inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual and no income producing ventures are located on the charitable trusts’ and foundations’ real property. This exemption does not change any exemption provided for charitable trusts and foundations in item (4) of subsection (A) of this section and item (d), Section 3, Article X of the Constitution of this State but is an additional exemption for charitable trusts and foundations for historic preservation as provided in this item.”
Time effective
SECTION3.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 24th day of June, 1999.
Approved the 30th day of June, 1999.
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