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H. 3288

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Altman
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22747htc03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: County option property tax exemption

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-113
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-113

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2003

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-223A, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE COUNTY OPTION PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION LIMITING TO FIFTEEN PERCENT INCREASES IN FAIR MARKET VALUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A COUNTYWIDE REASSESSMENT AND EQUALIZATION PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REAL PROPERTY, TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME DURING THE PROPERTY TAX YEAR THE EXEMPTION ORDINANCE IS EFFECTIVE, QUALIFIES FOR THE EXEMPTION.

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

SECTION    1.    The third paragraph of Section 12-37-223(D) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 283 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Property transferred on or after January first of the year of implementation of an appraisal and equalization program conducted pursuant to Section 12-43-217 but prior to before January first of the effective date property tax year of the ordinance implementing the exemption authorized in subsection (A) shall be is eligible for the exemption; such and the exemption shall remain remains in effect until a subsequent disqualifying transfer."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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