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S1045 • 2026

Suspend the Gas Tax

Suspend the Gas Tax

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Sponsor
Senators Ott, Zell and Kimbrell Companion/Similar bill(s): 5398, 5419, 5422, 5443, 5475
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
Referred to Committee on Finance ( Senate Journal-page 6 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Suspend the Gas Tax

Suspend the Gas Tax

What This Bill Does

  • Suspend the Gas Tax

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Senate

    Introduced and read first time ( Senate Journal-page 6 )

  2. 2026-03-24 Senate

    Referred to Committee on Finance ( Senate Journal-page 6 )

Official Summary Text

Suspend the Gas Tax

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 1045: Suspend the Gas Tax - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 1045
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senators Ott, Zell and Kimbrell
Companion/Similar bill(s): 5398, 5419, 5422, 5443, 5475
Document Path: SR-0598KM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on March 24, 2026
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on
Finance
Summary: Suspend the Gas Tax
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/24/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 6
)

3/24/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Finance
(
Senate Journal-page 6
)

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legislative information
at the website
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/24/2026

A joint Resolution

TO SUSPEND CHAPTER 28, TITLE 12 OF THE S.C. CODE, RELATING
TO MOTOR FUELS SUBJECT TO USER FEES AND THE IMPOSITION OF THOSE FEES, FOR
THIRTY DAYS WITH AN AUTOMATIC EXTENSION FOR ANOTHER THIRTY DAYS IF THE AVERAGE
PRICE OF GASOLINE HAS NOT FALLEN BY FIFTEEN PERCENT AT THE END OF THE INITIAL
THIRTY DAY PERIOD.

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

S
ECTION 1.
Chapter 28, Title 12 of the S.C. Code, related to motor fuels
subject to user fees and the imposition of those fees, is suspended for thirty
days beginning on the effective date of this act.

S
ECTION 2.
The suspension shall be automatically extended for an additional
thirty days if, at the end of the initial suspension period imposed pursuant to
SECTION 1, the average price of gasoline in South Carolina has not fallen by
fifteen percent from the base price as established pursuant to this act.

S
ECTION 3.
The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office shall determine the average
price for a gallon of gasoline in this State on the effective date of this act.
The average price per gallon, as determined by the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs
Office pursuant to this SECTION, shall constitute the base price upon for the
purposes of the automatic extension provided for in SECTION 2. The Revenue and
Fiscal Affairs Office shall publish the base price for gasoline in a
conspicuous place on its website.

S
ECTION 4. This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.

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