South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A23, R44, S153

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Shealy, Hembree, Nicholson, Johnson, Campsen, Cromer and McElveen
Document Path: l:\s-res\ks\006disa.ls.ks.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2015
Introduced in the House on February 3, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on May 27, 2015
Governor's Action: June 1, 2015, Signed

Summary: Disabled veteran tax exemption

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2014  Senate  Prefiled
   12/3/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance
   1/13/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 106)
   1/13/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 106)
   1/23/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 5)
   1/28/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   1/28/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31)
   1/29/2015  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
    2/3/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 25)
    2/3/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 25)
   5/21/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 28)
   5/26/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 46)
   5/26/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 46)
   5/27/2015  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 8)
   5/28/2015          Ratified R 44
    6/1/2015          Signed By Governor
    6/4/2015          Effective date 06/01/15
    6/5/2015          Act No. 23

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2014
1/22/2015
5/21/2015


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(A23, R44, S153)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ON TWO PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLES OWNED OR LEASED BY A DISABLED VETERAN, SO AS TO ALLOW THE EXEMPTION TO THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF THE PERSON ON ONE PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY THE SPOUSE FOR THE SPOUSE'S LIFETIME OR UNTIL THE REMARRIAGE OF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE.

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

Disabled veteran vehicle exemption extended to surviving spouse

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

"(3)    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. The exemption extends to the surviving spouse of the person on one private passenger vehicle owned or leased by the spouse for their lifetime or until the remarriage of the surviving spouse;"

Time effective

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

Ratified the 28th day of May, 2015.

Approved the 1st day of June, 2015.

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