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Senate committee hears bill to repeal car-wash water-usage fee; DFA neutral, bill not voted
Summary
The Senate Revenue & Tax Committee heard Senate Bill 9 to repeal the car-wash water-usage fee enacted by Act 822 of 2019. DFA said repeal would remove the fee (roughly $670,000 impact this year, about $1.0M annually) but leave earlier sales-tax exemptions intact; no final vote was taken.
The Senate Revenue & Tax Committee on Thursday heard Senate Bill 9, a measure to repeal the car-wash water-usage fee created by Act 822 of 2019. Sponsor Senator Stubblefield said the fee produced confusion for operators who share one water meter among multiple businesses and argued the car-wash charge should be considered as a standalone item rather than bundled into a larger tax bill.
Greenwood convenience-store owner Wade Dunn told the committee that his location— which includes manual wash bays, an automatic bay and a laundromat—was forced to "estimate" water usage under DFA guidance. "It's just a guess at best," Dunn said, describing efforts with DFA to calculate usage (he and staff settled on 50 gallons per wash) and saying the requirement was impractical when multiple…
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