S 1045

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 1045
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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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.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 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.
SECTION 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.
SECTION 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.
SECTION 4.  This joint resolution takes effect
upon approval by the Governor.
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