SC S0163 2025

Cryptocurrency

Date of Vote: May 1, 2025

Chamber of Origin: Senate

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 47 To Title 34 So As To Prohibit A Governing Authority From Accepting Or Requiring Payment Using Central Bank Digital Currency Or Participating In A Test Of Central Bank Digital Currency; To Permit Individuals Or Businesses Using Digital Currency For Transactions; To Provide That Digital Assets May Not Be Singled Out For Disparate Tax Treatment; To Provide That Digital Currency Transaction May Be Taxed If The Taxation Is The Same As If The Transaction Used United States Legal Tender; To Restrict Certain Activity For Digital Currency Operations That Are Zoned For Industrial Use; To Provide That Digital Asset Mining Business Operations Shall Not Place Any Additional Stress On The Electrical Grid For Which They Are Connected And To Provide That Digital Mining Businesses Must Provide Certain Information To The Public Service Commission Upon Request; To Provide That Those Engaged In Digital Mining Operations Do Not Have To Obtain Certain Licenses And That Those Who Provide Certain Services Related To Digital Mining Or Staking Are Not Offering A Security; To Provide That The Attorney General Can Prosecute An Individual Or Business That Fraudulently Claim To Be Offering Digital Asset Mining As Service Or Staking As A Service; And To Define Necessary Terms. - Ratified Title

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Voted YEA

37
75.68% REPUBLICANS24.32% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS

VOTED NAY

1
100% REPUBLICANS0% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea

Ross TurnerState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:90.91
Danny VerdinState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:90.91
Billy GarrettState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:86.36
Joshua KimbrellState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:95.45
Harvey PeelerState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:100.00
David ClimerState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:100.00

Voted nay

Thomas CorbinState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:81.82

Not Voting

Michael GambrellState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:86.36
Shane MartinState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:72.73
Margie MatthewsState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:36.36
Greg HembreeState SenateSouth Carolina
Lifetime Score:90.91
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