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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

S 866: Municipal Tax Relief Act

Enacted 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 866 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina Senate on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Municipal Tax Relief Act. Primary sponsor: Jason Elliott (Republican), Ross Turner (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/19/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "MUNICIPAL TAX RELIEF ACT" BY ADDING CHAPTER 41 TO TITLE 5 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO IMPOSE UP TO A ONE PERCENT SALES TAX TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF TO OWNER-OCCUPIED HOMES AND TO FINANCE CERTAIN PROJECTS, TO SPECIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH THE TAX MUST BE IMPOSED AND ADMINISTERED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT IS CALCULATED. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jason ElliottPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Ross TurnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“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. Effective date 05/19/26
  2. Act No. 228
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 238
  5. Read third time and enrolled
  6. Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-16
  7. Read second time
  8. Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Cromer, Edgerton, White, Harris, Beach, Gilreath
  9. Debate adjourned
  10. Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer, Gilreath, Harris, White, Edgerton, Beach
  11. Scrivener's error corrected
  12. Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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