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H3514 - Purchasing flags

Advocacy Initiative
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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3514
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Christopher S. "Chris" Wooten
Rep. Cody T. Mitchell
Rep. Fawn M. Pedalino
Category
Municipal government and operations
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Favorable report
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits state departments, agencies, institutions and political subdivisions from using public funds to purchase flags unless they are made in the United States. 

House Subcommittee Action

04.29.2025 The House Ways and Means General Government subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment grandfathers existing stocks to allow distributors to exhaust current supply.

Senate Subcommittee Action

03.11.2026 The Senate Finance Constitutional subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report.

House Committee Action

04.30.2025 The House Ways and Means Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment allows those that have purchased flags in bulk to use their supply before the penalty begins.

Senate Committee Action

03.17.2026 The Senate Finance Committee gave this bill a favorable report.

H3513 - Local hospitality taxes

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3513
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Prohibits a local governing body from imposing a late penalty on local hospitality tax payments received within seven days of the due date.

H3511 - Homestead property tax exemption amount

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3511
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Rep. Robby Robbins
Rep. M. Brian Lawson
Rep. Cody T. Mitchell
Rep. David Martin
Rep. Donald G. "Don" Chapman
Rep. Fawn M. Pedalino
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Increases the homestead property tax exemption amount from the first $50,000 to the first $100,000 of the fair market value of the property.

H3469 - Enacts the Accessory Dwelling Unit Affordable Housing Incentive Act

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3469
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Wendell K. Jones
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Provides a property tax exemption for certain accessory dwelling units.

H3467 - Surplus land used for affordable housing

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3467
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Wendell K. Jones
Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Authorizes a school district to use surplus land for the development of affordable housing. The bill also directs the county and the municipality to collect impact fees. 

H3445 - Assessment ratio on residential property

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3445
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. J. Todd Rutherford
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows a taxpayer's spouse to claim the 4% property tax assessment ratio on a residential property. 

H3437 - Return to work after retirement

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3437
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Rep. Brandon Guffey
Rep. Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam
Category
Municipal government and operations
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Exempts retirees in the SC State Retirement System and the SC Police Officers Retirement System from the earnings cap upon returning to work for a covered employer if the retiree has been retired for 12 consecutive months. 

H3427 - Increases the property tax homestead exemption amount

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3427
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Dennis C. Moss
Rep. M. Brian Lawson
Rep. Cody T. Mitchell
Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Rep. Fawn M. Pedalino
Rep. William M. "Bill" Chumley
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Increases the property tax homestead exemption amount from the first $50,000 to the first $100,000 of the fair market value of the residence.

H3419 - Increases the property tax homestead exemption amount

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3419
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. Steven Wayne Long
Rep. M. Brian Lawson
Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Rep. Josiah Magnuson
Rep. Tiffany Spann-Wilder
Rep. William M. "Bill" Chumley
Category
Finance, Revenue, Taxes
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Increases the amount of the property tax homestead exemption from the first $50,000 to the first $150,000 of the fair market value of the residence.

H3416 - Retirement income of first responders

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Priority Bill
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Bill Number
3416
Session
2025 - 2026
Chamber
House
Sponsor
Rep. John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin
Rep. Christopher S. "Chris" Wooten
Rep. Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope
Rep. Josiah Magnuson
Rep. David Martin
Category
Municipal government and operations
Committee
House Ways and Means Committee
Status
Introduced
Staff Summary

Summary of the bill as introduced: Exempts the retirement income of first responders and law enforcement officers from taxable income.