Sales Tax Swipe Fee Fairness Act

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "SALES TAX SWIPE FEE FAIRNESS ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 37-1-320 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CREDIT CARD PAYMENT PROCESSORS MAY NOT CHARGE A SWIPE FEE ON THE SALES TAX PORTION OF RETAIL TRANSACTIONS.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 16, 2025
Last action: Jan 20, 2026 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 36 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -3 36/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 265 days quiet

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