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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3437 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990203 Primary Sponsor:Vaughn All Sponsors:Vaughn, Loftis, Leach, Easterday, Phillips, Young-Brickell, M. McLeod, Gilham, Lanford, Seithel, Rice, Simrill, Walker, Harrison, Lucas, Campsen, Delleney, Mason, Govan, Barrett, Keegan, Hamilton, Trotter, Haskins, Beck, R. Smith, Cato, Robinson, Quinn, Rodgers and Moody-Lawrence Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\kgh\15240htc99.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM Subject:Homestead exemption for aging, handicapped persons; additional extended to all political subdivisions, schools History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19990203 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee Versions of This Bill
TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-285, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A MUNICIPALITY TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL UNREIMBURSED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM MUNICIPAL TAXES FOR PROPERTY RECEIVING THE STATEWIDE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ALLOWED ON THE DWELLINGS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE SIXTY-FIVE OR WHO ARE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, SO AS TO EXTEND THIS AUTHORITY TO ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-37-285 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 12-37-285. Any incorporated municipality political subdivision in this State, including school districts or the governing body authorized by law to levy school taxes, may by ordinance or resolution, as applicable, may provide for homestead exemptions from municipal ad valorem taxes imposed by the political subdivision on real property for persons eligible for such exemptions the exemption allowed under Section 12-37-250. and in amounts The amount may not exceeding those provided exceed the amount of fair market value exempted in that section., but the Exemptions exemption may be in a lesser amount if the ordinance or resolution shall so provide provides. Applications for exemptions and other related procedures related thereto shall must be as prescribed in the ordinance providing for the exemption. Municipalities Political subdivisions establishing homestead exemptions under this section shall do not receive the reimbursement therefor from the general fund of the State provided for the exemption allowed pursuant to Section 12-37-250."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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