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H4613 • 2026

Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

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Sponsor
Reps. Oremus, C. Mitchell, Pope, Chumley and White
Last action
2026-01-20
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
Effective date
Not listed

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Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

What This Bill Does

  • Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-20 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 36 )

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry ( House Journal-page 36 )

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  5. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

Official Summary Text

Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4613: Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4613
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Oremus, C. Mitchell, Pope, Chumley and White
Document Path: LC-0361SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 36
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Labor, Commerce and Industry
(
House Journal-page 36
)

1/20/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE
"SALES TAX SWIPE FEE FAIRNESS ACT" BY ADDING SECTION
37-1-320
SO AS TO PROVIDE
THAT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT PROCESSORS MAY NOT CHARGE A SWIPE FEE ON THE SALES TAX
PORTION OF RETAIL TRANSACTIONS.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
This act may be cited as the "Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act."

S
ECTION 2.
C
hapter 1, Title 37 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
37-1-320
.
(
A) A credit card payment
processor may not charge a swipe fee on the sales tax portion of any retail
transaction. A point-of-sale system must automatically exclude sales tax from
any fee calculations. The Department of Consumer Affairs may promulgate any
regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this section and consult
with the Department of Revenue as necessary.

(
B)
For purposes of this section:

(
1)
"Credit card payment processor" means a company that facilitates electronic
transactions, enabling businesses to accept credit card payment from customers.

(
2)
"Swipe fees" means transaction fees that merchants pay to payment processors
and card-issuing banks every time a customer uses a credit or debit card.

S
ECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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