South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 654 — Sales tax exemption

Last action — Referred to Committee on Finance

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN ITEMS SOLD TO INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS.

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2025-2026 Bill 654 Text of Previous Version (May.
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06, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 654Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN ITEMS SOLD TO INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 12-36-2120 of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      (85) all supplies, technical equipment, machinery, and electricity sold to internet access service providers and communications services providers, for use in producing, broadcasting, or distributing internet access service, communications services, or any combination thereof.
For the purpose of this item, internet access service providers and communications services providers are deemed to be manufacturers.
  SECTION 2.  The provisions of Section 12-36-2120(85), as added by this act, are repealed on July 1, 2033.
  SECTION 3.  This act takes effect July 1, 2026.
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  1. Referred to Committee on Finance

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What does S 654 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO SALES TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN ITEMS SOLD TO INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Who sponsors S 654?
S 654 is sponsored by Senator Thomas C. Alexander.
What is the current status of S 654?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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