South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 3592

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Ballentine
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7181ssp007.doc

Introduced in the House on February 27, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2008
Last Amended on April 3, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Property tax exemptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/27/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   2/27/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-6
    4/2/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-5
    4/3/2008  House   Amended HJ-39
    4/3/2008  House   Read second time HJ-40
    4/3/2008  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-40
    4/4/2008  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
    4/9/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-9
    4/9/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-9

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/27/2007
4/2/2008
4/3/2008

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AMENDED

April 3, 2008

H. 3592

Introduced by Rep. Ballentine

S. Printed 4/3/08--H.

Read the first time February 27, 2007.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GENERAL EXEMPTIONS FROM PROPERTY TAX, SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM THE PROPERTY TAX THE VALUE OF A MOTORCYCLE OWNED OR LEASED BY AND LICENSED AND REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DISABLED VETERAN OF WAR.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-220(B)(3) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(3)(a)    Two private passenger vehicles owned or leased by any disabled veteran designated by the veteran for which special license tags have been issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles under the provisions of Sections 56-3-1110 to 56-3-1130 or, in lieu of the license, if the veteran has a certificate signed by the county service officer or the Veterans Administration of the total and permanent disability which must be filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

(b)    A motorcycle owned or leased by and licensed and registered in the name of a legal resident of this State who is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who is permanently and totally disabled or who has suffered the loss of a limb as a result of a service-connected disability and who files with the Department of Revenue a certificate signed by the county service officer certifying this disability. This exemption applies to the surviving spouse of a qualified disabled veteran for the lifetime or until the remarriage of the surviving spouse."

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

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