H 4136 General Bill, By Clark, J.E. Smith, Bingham, Anderson, Toole, Clemmons, 
Barfield, Bowers, Frye, Hardwick, J. Hines, Hosey, Davenport, Rhoad, Battle, 
Branham, Breeland, J. Brown, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Dantzler, Emory, Hamilton, 
Leach, Littlejohn, Mahaffey, Miller, Norman, Rice and G.R. Smith
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT ONE UNREGISTERED
 PRIVATE-PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED
 FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DURATION OF ANY PERIOD THE SERVICE MEMBER
 SERVES IN A HAZARDOUS-DUTY ZONE.

   05/18/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-160
   05/18/05  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-160

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT ONE UNREGISTERED PRIVATE-PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DURATION OF ANY PERIOD THE SERVICE MEMBER SERVES IN A HAZARDOUS-DUTY ZONE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( )    the fair market value of one unregistered private-passenger motor vehicle owned or leased by a member of the armed forces of the United States for the duration of any period the service member serves in a hazardous-duty zone."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for property tax years beginning after 2004.