SC House passes gas-tax hike, roads plan heads to Gov. McMaster

The S.C. House voted 99 to 20 Tuesday to raise the state’s gas tax by 12 cents a gallon and hike other driving fees to pay to repair the state’s crumbling roads.

The plan, the result of a compromise reached last week by a panel of state representatives and senators, now goes to S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster, who said Monday he immediately will veto the bill.

The House vote, a veto-proof majority, was a day after the state Senate voted 32-12 to adopt the same proposal, which will raise roughly $630 million a year to repair state roads.

If McMaster vetoes the bill, legislators could override his veto by the end of the week.

This story was originally published May 9, 2017 at 3:14 PM with the headline "SC House passes gas-tax hike, roads plan heads to Gov. McMaster."