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H4615 • 2026

Economic Development Incentives

Economic Development Incentives

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Sponsor
Reps. Pace, Edgerton, Magnuson 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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Economic Development Incentives

Economic Development Incentives

What This Bill Does

  • Economic Development Incentives

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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 Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 36 )

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  5. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Economic Development Incentives

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 4615: Economic Development Incentives - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4615
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Pace, Edgerton, Magnuson and White
Document Path: LC-0465SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Economic Development Incentives
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

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Action Description with journal page number

12/16/2025

House

Prefiled

12/16/2025

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means

1/13/2026

House

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

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
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 ADDING SECTION
11-1-130
SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ENTITY THAT HIRES OR EMPLOYS CERTAIN
INDIVIDUALS WITH CERTAIN VISAS MAY NOT RECEIVE ANY STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES.

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

S
ECTION 1.
C
hapter 1, Title 11 of the S.C. Code is amended by
adding:

S
ection
11-1-130
. An entity that hires or employs an individual that is located in the
United States with an H-1B or Optional Practical Training (OPT) visa may not
receive any state economic development incentives. State economic development
incentives include, but are not limited to, job or employee tax credits,
general business tax credits, infrastructure credits, property rehabilitation
and housing credits, conservation credits, energy conservation and alternative
energy credits, sales tax exemptions, property tax exemptions, and fee in lieu
of property tax agreements.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1,
2027.

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