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H5419 • 2026

Motor fuel user fee suspension

Motor fuel user fee suspension

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Sponsor
Reps. M.M. Smith, Bamberg, Burns, McDaniel, Williams, Gilliard, King, Rivers, Bradley, Beach, Cromer, Holman, Ford, Scott, Bustos, Hayes, Anderson, Teeple, Clyburn, Gatch, Hardee, Oremus, Atkinson, Hartnett, Henderson-Myers, Vaughan, Luck, Cox, Guffey, Martin, Gilreath, Hager, Magnuson, Edgerton, McCravy, Chapman, Duncan, Grant, Lastinger, Landing, Moss, Rutherford, Sanders, Hixon and Waters Companion/Similar bill(s): 1045, 5398, 5422, 5443, 5475
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters
Effective date
Not listed

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Motor fuel user fee suspension

Motor fuel user fee suspension

What This Bill Does

  • Motor fuel user fee suspension

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters

  2. 2026-03-25 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 18 )

  3. 2026-03-25 House

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means ( House Journal-page 18 )

  4. 2026-03-25 House

    Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon

Official Summary Text

Motor fuel user fee suspension

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 5419: Motor fuel user fee suspension - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5419
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. M.M. Smith, Bamberg, Burns, McDaniel, Williams, Gilliard, King, Rivers, Bradley, Beach, Cromer, Holman, Ford, Scott, Bustos, Hayes, Anderson, Teeple, Clyburn, Gatch, Hardee, Oremus, Atkinson, Hartnett, Henderson-Myers, Vaughan, Luck, Cox, Guffey, Martin, Gilreath, Hager, Magnuson, Edgerton, McCravy, Chapman, Duncan, Grant, Lastinger, Landing, Moss, Rutherford, Sanders, Hixon and Waters
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1045, 5398, 5422, 5443, 5475
Document Path: LC-0476DG26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 25, 2026
Currently residing in the House
Summary: Motor fuel user fee suspension
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/25/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 18
)

3/25/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Ways and Means
(
House Journal-page 18
)

3/25/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon

3/26/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Waters

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/25/2026

A joint Resolution

TO SUSPEND THE
IMPOSITION OF THE USER FEE ON GASOLINE AND DIESEL FUEL AND THE IMPOSITION OF
THE ROAD TAX FOR THIRTY DAYS.

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

S
ECTION 1. The
imposition of the user fee on gasoline and diesel fuel pursuant to Section
12-28-310
, and the imposition of the road tax pursuant to Section
56-11-410
are
suspended for thirty days from the effective date of this joint resolution.
Upon the conclusion of thirty days, the impositions are reinstated at the rates
set by law.

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

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