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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3365: Eliminate the Marriage Tax Penalty Act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3365 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminate the Marriage Tax Penalty Act. Primary sponsor: John McCravy (Republican), Doug Gilliam (Republican), Mike Burns (Republican), Bill Chumley (Republican), Mark Willis (Republican), David Vaughan (Republican), Travis Moore (Republican), Mark Smith (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Josiah Magnuson (Republican), Luke Rankin (Republican), Don Chapman (Republican), Fawn Pedalino (Republican), Weston Newton (Republican), Steven Long (Republican), Melissa Oremus (Republican), Daniel Gibson (Republican), Chris Huff (Republican), Brian Lawson (Republican), Sarita Edgerton (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Scrivener's error corrected.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS SO AS TO ENACT THE "ELIMINATE THE MARRIAGE TAX PENALTY ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-525 SO AS TO ALLOW MARRIED TAXPAYERS WHO FILE A JOINT FEDERAL RETURN TO CALCULATE THEIR AMOUNT OF SOUTH CAROLINA INCOME TAX OWED FOR THE TAX YEAR AS THOUGH EACH TAXPAYER FILED A RETURN AS A SINGLE TAXPAYER IF THE TAXPAYERS' CUMULATIVE TAX OWED WOULD BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT THEY WOULD OWE HAD THEY FILED A JOINT RETURN.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 20

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John McCravyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Doug GilliamPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse42
Mike BurnsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Bill ChumleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Mark WillisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
David VaughanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Travis MoorePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse33
Mark SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Josiah MagnusonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Luke RankinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Don ChapmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Fawn PedalinoPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Weston NewtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Steven LongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Daniel GibsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Chris HuffPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Brian LawsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse30
Sarita EdgertonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse34

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Scrivener's error corrected
  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Oremus, Gibson, Huff, Lawson, Edgerton
  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  4. Introduced and read first time
  5. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
  6. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source