South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 1040

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hawkins
Document Path: l:\s-res\jdh\041fair.kmm.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Property tax exemption

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   1/12/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-9
   1/12/2006  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hayes (ch), Land, Courson, 
                        Matthews, Grooms, Richardson

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220(B) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO GENERAL EXEMPTIONS FROM TAXES, TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM AD VALOREM TAXATION FOR ALL PROPERTY OWNED BY COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATIONS OR SOCIETIES AND FOR FAIRGROUNDS OWNED AND OPERATED BY AGRICULTURAL OR MECHANICAL SOCIETIES PROVIDED THAT THE FAIRGROUNDS ARE NOT USED FOR PROFIT.

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 appropriately numbered new subsections to read:

"( )    All property owned by county fair associations or societies.

( )    Fairgrounds owned and operated by agricultural or mechanical societies provided that the fairgrounds are not used for profit."

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

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