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H4672 • 2026

Impact fees

Impact fees

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Sponsor
Reps. Guffey and Pope
Last action
2026-01-13
Official status
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 53 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Impact fees

Impact fees

What This Bill Does

  • Impact fees

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-13 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 53 )

  2. 2026-01-13 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 53 )

  3. 2025-12-16 House

    Prefiled

  4. 2025-12-16 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Impact fees

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2025-2026 Bill 4672: Impact fees - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4672
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Guffey and Pope
Document Path: LC-0324DG26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Ways and Means
Summary: Impact fees
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
Ways and Means

1/13/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 53
)

1/13/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 53
)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/17/2025

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
6-1-970
, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM IMPACT FEES, SO AS TO EXEMPT THE
PURCHASE OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ASSESSED AT FOUR PERCENT IF THE PURCHASER
HAD ANOTHER SIMILAR RESIDENCE WITHIN THE SAME SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PREVIOUS
FIFTEEN YEARS.

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

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
6-1-970
of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

(
10) the purchase of a residential
structure for which the purchaser claims the special assessment ratio allowed
pursuant to Section
12-43-220
(c) in the first year of eligibility if the
purchaser claimed the special assessment ratio allowed pursuant to Section
12-43-220
(c) on another residence within the same school district for the
previous fifteen property tax years. The exemption allowed by this item only
applies to fees charged for public facilities for grades K-12 as defined in
Section
6-1-920
(18)(i). A purchaser exempt pursuant to this item is entitled to
a refund of the impact fee if the fee has been paid.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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