H 5208 - South Carolina House (2025-2026) - Sales Tax Exemption - Bill Sponsor

South Carolina House Bill 5208

Session 2025-2026

Sales Tax Exemption

Became Law

Signed by Governor on May 19, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Feb 18, 2026

Latest Action

Jun 5, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

5208

State

South Carolina

Session

2025-2026

Sponsorship by Party

Brandon Michael Newton

Primary

Primary

House Votes (1)

Senate Votes (1)

checkPassed on April 23, 2026

Motion Text

Passage of Bill

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Annie E. McDaniel

Excused

Yes

Beth E. Bernstein

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Brandon Michael Newton

Yes

Bruce W. Bannister

Yes

Cally R. "Cal" Forrest

Yes

Carl L. Anderson

Yes

Carla Schuessler

Yes

Chandra E. Dillard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Christopher R. "Chris" Hart

Yes

Cody T. Mitchell

Yes

Craig A. Gagnon

Yes

Excused

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Donald G. "Don" Chapman

Yes

Donald R. "Ryan" McCabe, Jr.

Yes

Elizabeth "Spencer" Wetmore

Yes

Fawn M. Pedalino

Yes

Ford, Greg

Yes

G. Murrell Smith, Jr.

Yes

Gary S. Brewer, Jr.

Yes

Excused

Gilda Cobb-Hunter

Yes

Yes

Yes

Excused

Heather Ammons Crawford

Yes

Yes

Henderson-Myers,, Rosalyn D., Ph.D.

Yes

Yes

J. Todd Rutherford

Yes

Yes

Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes

Yes

Jackie Terribile

Yes

James Mikell "Mike" Burns

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jeffrey A. "Jeff" Bradley

Yes

Jeffrey E. "Jeff" Johnson

Yes

Jermaine L. Johnson, Sr.

Excused

Jerry N. Govan, Jr.

Yes

John Gregory "Jay" Kilmartin

Yes

John R. McCravy, III

Yes

John Richard C. King

Yes

Excused

Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos

Yes

Joseph S. "Joe" White

Yes

Josiah Magnuson

Yes

Justin T. Bamberg

Excused

Kambrell H. Garvin

Yes

Yes

Excused

Lastinger, John T., Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Leon D. "Doug" Gilliam

Yes

Excused

Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M. Brian Lawson

Yes

Yes

Marvin "Mark" Smith

Yes

Melissa Lackey Oremus

Yes

Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey, IV

Yes

Michael F. Rivers, Sr.

Yes

Mitchell, Dianne

Yes

Morgan, T. Alan, Jr.

Yes

Nathan Ballentine

Excused

Neal A. Collins

Yes

Neese, Mike M.

Yes

Patrick B. Haddon

Yes

Paul Wickensimer

Yes

Paula Rawl Calhoon

Yes

Yes

Phillip D. Lowe

Yes

Richard L. "Richie" Yow

Yes

Yes

Robert J. "Rob" Harris

Excused

Robert Q. Williams

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sanders, Richard Blake

Yes

Sarita Edgerton

Yes

Scott Montgomery

Excused

Scott, Keishan M.

Yes

Yes

Shannon S. Erickson

Yes

Yes

Steven Wayne Long

Yes

Sylleste H. Davis

Yes

Terry Alexander

Yes

Yes

Thomas C. "Case" Brittain, Jr.

Yes

Thomas Duval "Val" Guest, Jr.

Yes

Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope

Yes

Thomas F. "Tom" Hartnett, Jr.

Yes

Thomas R. "Randy" Ligon

Yes

Tiffany Spann-Wilder

Excused

Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis

Excused

Travis A. Moore

Yes

Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr.

Yes

Waters, Courtney S.

Yes

Wendell G. Gilliard

Yes

Wendell K. Jones

Yes

William "Bill" Clyburn

Yes

William G. "Bill" Herbkersman

Yes

William H. Bailey

Yes

William M. "Bill" Chumley

Yes

William M. "Bill" Hixon

Yes

William R. "Bill" Whitmire

Yes

William Winston "Bill" Hager

Yes

Wm. Weston J. Newton

Excused

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-36-2120, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM SALES TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN UNPREPARED FOODS, THAT MAY BE PURCHASED WITH FOOD COUPONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM TAXES, ARE NOT LIMITED TO CERTAIN FEDERAL REGULATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Text (4)

02/18/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5208_20260218.htm

04/21/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5208_20260421.htm

05/05/2026

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5208_20260505.htm

Filed

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5208.htm

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5208.docx

Actions (18)

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06/05/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Effective date 05/19/26

06/03/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Act No. 217

05/19/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Signed By Governor

05/14/2026

South Carolina Legislature

Ratified R 216

05/12/2026

Senate

Read third time and enrolled

05/07/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-46 Nays-0

05/07/2026

Senate

Read second time

05/05/2026

Senate

Committee report: Favorable Finance

04/28/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on Finance

04/28/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time

04/24/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate

04/23/2026

House

Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

04/23/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0

04/23/2026

House

Read second time

04/23/2026

House

Requests for debate-Rep(s). Cromer

04/21/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means

02/18/2026

House

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

02/18/2026

House

Introduced and read first time

Sources

SC Legislature

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5208&session=126&summary=B

Open States

https://openstates.org/sc/bills/2025-2026/H5208/

Record Created

Feb 19, 2026 6:19:01 AM

Record Updated

Jun 6, 2026 3:45:11 AM