Current
South Carolina Bills of Interest to Bikers
Written November 19, 2005 by FastFred
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bills have been introduced thus far in our current legislative
session. Our legislators do not have time to read all of these
bills; they rely on citizen lobbyists and paid lobbyists for
information about the bills. If you do not contact your legislators
then they will rely upon paid lobbyists to make up their minds.
Paid lobbyists do not care about liberty or your interests;
paid lobbyists only care about their own bank accounts.
The current South Carolina Legislative
Session 116 will end in June 2006. However the session is far
from over. There are currently nine bills that may impact your
motorcycle taxes. Three of the bills may help reduce taxes on
your bike while six others would further increase taxes on your
bike. Bills impacting motorcycle taxes include H 4261, S 69,
S 262, S 484, S 485, H 3583, H 3664, H 3693, and H 4011. Three
additional bills address discrimination of motorcyclists and
include S 772, H 3049, and H 3146. Proper carry of a loaded
handgun on a motorcycle is cover by H 3110. Three bills written
to combat youth gangs are targeting motorcyclists and include
S79, S 265, and H 3119. Finally S 213 may benefit off-road riders.
Each bill is briefly summarized below; more information is available
at abatesc.com/legislative
and scstatehouse.net.
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H
4261 Summary: Eliminates personal property tax on private
passenger vehicles and motorcycles but increases Sales and use
tax by 1%. Sponsored by Toole, Bingham, E.H. Pitts and Haley.
Currently resides in the House Committee on Ways and Means.
S
69 Summary: Reduces property tax of homes and personal
property tax on private passenger vehicles and motorcycles but
increases Sales and use tax by 2%. Sponsored by By Thomas, McConnell,
Cromer, Knotts, Hawkins, Grooms, O'Dell, Fair, Mescher, Bryant
and Verdin. Currently resides in the Senate Committee on Finance.
S
261 Summary: Definition of pickup trucks for purposes
of registration and titling; property tax exemption for motorcycles.
Sponsored by Knotts, Mescher and Cromer. Currently resides in
the Senate Committee on Finance.
S
484 Summary: Provides no relief of personal property
tax on motorcycles and increases sales tax by 1% and maximum
sales tax from $300 to $1,000. This would likely increase the
cost of your next motorcycle by $700. Currently resides in the
Senate Committee on Finance.
S
485 Summary: Provides no relief of personal property
tax on motorcycles and increases sales tax by 2% and maximum
sales tax from $300 to $1,000. This would likely increase the
cost of your next motorcycle by $700. Currently resides in the
Senate Committee on Finance.
H
3583 Summary: Provides no relief of personal property
tax on motorcycles and increases sales tax by 2.5% and maximum
sales tax from $300 to $1,000. This would likely increase the
cost of your next motorcycle by $700. Currently resides in the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
H
3664 Summary: Provides no relief of personal property
tax on motorcycles and increases sales tax by 2.5% and maximum
sales tax from $300 to $1,000. This would likely increase the
cost of your next motorcycle by $700. Currently resides in the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
H
3693 Summary: Provides no relief of personal property
tax on motorcycles and increases sales tax by 2% and maximum
sales tax from $300 to $1,000. This would likely increase the
cost of your next motorcycle by $700. Currently resides in the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
H
4011 Summary: Provides no relief of personal property
tax on motorcycles and increases sales tax by 2.5% and maximum
sales tax from $300 to $1,000. This would likely increase the
cost of your next motorcycle by $700. Currently resides in the
House Committee on Ways and Means.
S
772 Summary: Eliminates the discriminatorily enforced
motorcycle handlebar height law. Introduced by Mescher and currently
resides in the Senate Committee on Transportation.
H
3049 Summary: Prevents discrimination based on ownership
or operation of motorcycle or wearing of clothing associated
with ownership. Introduced by J. Brown and Clark and currently
resides in the House Committee on Judiciary
H
3146 Summary: Public accommodations may not discriminate
against a person for ownership or association with ownership
of motorcycle. Sponsored by J. Brown, Clark and Whipper. Currently
resides in the House Committee on Judiciary
H
3110 Summary: Concealable Weapons permit from another
state is valid. A person on a motorcycle is legal when the pistol
is secured in a closed saddlebag or other similar closed accessory.
Currently resides in Conference Committee made up of Ritchie,
Knotts, Alexander, MA Pitts, JE Smith, and Herbkersman.
S
79 Summary: Criminal Street Gang Prevention Act that
names outlaw motorcycle gangs and erodes rights. Introduced
by Knotts, Elliott and Setzler and currently resides in the
Senate Committee on Judiciary.
S
265 Summary: Criminal Street Gang Prevention Act that
names outlaw motorcycle gangs and erodes rights. Sponsored by
Leatherman, Setzler, Alexander, Courson, Drummond, Anderson,
Williams and Knotts. Currently resides in the Senate Committee
on Judiciary.
H
3119 Summary: Criminal Street Gang Prevention Act that
names outlaw motorcycle gangs and erodes rights. Sponsored by
Harrison, Lucas, G.R. Smith, Barfield, Kirsh, Leach, Hinson,
Clark, Bales, Simrill, Toole and Whipper. Currently resides
in Committee on Judiciary
H
3058 Summary: Provides Motorcycle special handicap
license tags. This bill is not needed as these tags are currently
available. Introduced by J. Brown, Clyburn, Clark and Toole
and currently resides in the House Committee on Education and
Public Works
S
213 Summary: Create an interagency study committee
to provide opportunities for trails on state owned or leased
or privately owned land for off-road motorcycle and all terrain
vehicle recreation activity.
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