Bill 547

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               Senate
Bill Number:                    547
Primary Sponsor:                Lander
Committee Number:               30
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Property tax exemption,
                                vehicle of wheelchair user
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Ways and Means
Computer Document Number:       DKA/4416AL.93
Introduced Date:                19930316
Date of Last Amendment:         19940120
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940126
Last History Type:              Introduced, read first time,
                                referred to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Lander
                                Giese
                                Greg Smith
                                Mitchell
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

547   House   19940126      Introduced, read first time,    30
                            referred to Committee
547   Senate  19940125      Read third time, sent to House
547   Senate  19940120      Amended, read second time
547   Senate  19940119      Committee Report: Favorable     06
                            with amendment
547   Senate  19930316      Introduced, read first time,    06
                            referred to Committee

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED AND AMENDED

January 20, 1994

S. 547

Introduced by SENATORS Lander, Giese, Greg Smith and Mitchell

S. Printed 1/20/94--S.

Read the first time March 16, 1993.

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 LIMIT THE EXEMPTION ALLOWED FOR PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES OF PERSONS REQUIRED TO USE WHEELCHAIRS TO TWO MOTOR VEHICLE AND TO DELETE SURPLUS LANGUAGE.

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

SECTION 1. Section 12-37-220(B)(27) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 200, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"(27) All Two personal motor vehicles, owned or issued either solely or jointly by persons required to use wheelchairs, for which special license tags have been issued by the Department of Revenue and Taxation under the provisions of Section 56-3-1910, are exempt from state, county, and municipal taxes."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1994, and applies with respect to motor vehicles registered after June 30, 1994.