2025-2026 Regular SessionSouth Carolina Legislature

H4216: Income tax

Legislative Summary

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-510, Relating To Income Tax Rates For Individuals, Estates, And Trusts, So As To Reduce The Income Tax Rate To A Flat 3.99 Percent And To Set Forth Standards For Additional Reductions; By Amending Section 12-6-50, Relating To Internal Revenue Code Sections Specifically Not Adopted By The State, So As To Not Adopt The Federal Standard Deduction And Itemized Deduction; By Amending Section 12-6-1140, Relating To Income Tax Deductions, So As To Allow For A South Carolina Income Adjusted Deduction (sciad); By Amending Section 12-6-4910, Relating To Persons Required To File A Tax Return, So As To Make A Conforming Change To The Calculation; And By Amending Section 12-6-1720, Relating To Adjustments To The Taxable Income Of Nonresident Individuals, So As To Make A Conforming Change.

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Bill History

3/25/2025
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Duncan
House of Representatives
3/27/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/1/2025
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Gibson, McCravy, Duncan
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus, Rankin, Haddon
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
4/3/2025
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Chapman, Sanders, Hardee
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Wickensimer
House of Representatives
4/30/2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means
House of Representatives
5/1/2025
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
5/6/2025
Amended
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Read second time
House of Representatives
5/6/2025
Roll call Yeas-68 Nays-46
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Scrivener's error corrected
5/7/2025
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-47
House of Representatives
5/7/2025
Introduced and read first time
Senate
5/7/2025
Referred to Committee on Finance
Senate

Roll Call Votes

House: Passage Of Bill
5/7/2025
64
Yea
47
Nay
8
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Table Motion To Adjourn Debate
5/6/2025
84
Yea
24
Nay
12
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
5/6/2025
68
Yea
46
Nay
6
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Adopt Amendment 1 Amendment Number 1
5/6/2025
94
Yea
19
Nay
7
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Finance(Senate)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text5/7/202529.7 KB
Amended
Bill Text5/7/202528.9 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text5/6/202554.0 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/30/202553.6 KB
Draft
Bill Text4/2/202534.5 KB
Draft
Bill Text3/27/202534.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/25/202535.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note5/1/2025372.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/31/2025338.8 KB