Recent News
3/29/22
The 2022 Directory of County Officials is now available online. To view the Directory, get information on advertising, or submit updates, visit the Directory Publications page.Read more
3/25/22
This session of the General Assembly is getting closer to winding down. With only a couple of weeks left before crossover (bills moving from one chamber to the other), time is running out to get legislation passed. The House was on furlough, while the Senate spent most of the week debating an education spending bill.
Several bills of note will be discussed below in this week’s Friday Report.
Revenue, Finance and Economic Development
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3/21/22
Action on User Fee Legislation Needed
Senate Bill 984 (S. 984), dealing with user fee authorization, would allow counties to assess service or user fees to the nonexclusive benefit of the payers. In Burns v. Greenville County, the Supreme Court interpreted Section 6-1-300(6) of the SC Code to rule that a fee payer must receive a different benefit from paying a user fee than the... Read more