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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 241: Eliminate Marriage Tax Penalty

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

S 241 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminate Marriage Tax Penalty. Primary sponsor: Richard Cash (Republican), Tom Corbin (Republican), Rex Rice (Republican), Matt Leber (Republican), Carlisle Kennedy (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 16, 2025): Referred to Committee on Finance.

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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"; AND 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 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Richard CashPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Tom CorbinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Rex RicePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Matt LeberPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate41
Carlisle KennedyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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. Referred to Committee on Finance
  2. Introduced and read first time

Sources

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