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S. 209
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
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Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the House on March 22, 2005
Last Amended on March 16, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means
Summary: Property tax exemptions extended to property leased by volunteer fire department and rescue squad
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/12/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15 1/12/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-15 3/15/2005 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-18 3/16/2005 Scrivener's error corrected 3/16/2005 Senate Amended SJ-35 3/16/2005 Senate Read second time SJ-35 3/17/2005 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-8 3/17/2005 Scrivener's error corrected 3/22/2005 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4 3/22/2005 House Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-4
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
1/12/2005
3/15/2005
3/16/2005
3/16/2005-A
3/17/2005
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 16, 2005
S. 209
S. Printed 3/16/05--S. [SEC 3/17/05 4:26 PM]
Read the first time January 12, 2005.
TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION ALLOWED PROPERTY OWNED BY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS TO PROPERTY LEASED BY SUCH DEPARTMENTS AND SQUADS.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-37-220(B)(19) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(19) All property owned by volunteer fire departments and rescue squads used exclusively for the purposes of such these departments and squads. Property leased to a department or squad by an entity itself exempt from property tax is exempt in the same manner that property owned by these departments and squads is exempt."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for property tax years beginning after June 30, 2005.
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