Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
S. 380
STATUS INFORMATION
Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\rt\17551dg19.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 16, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance
Summary: Property tax penalty schedule
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/16/2019 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 2) 1/16/2019 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 2)
View the latest legislative information at the website
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO DELAY THE PROPERTY TAX PENALTY SCHEDULE BY THREE MONTHS ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY THE SHUTDOWN OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. (A) For property tax year 2018 for which property taxes are due on January 15, 2019, the penalty schedule for unpaid property taxes and assessments set forth in Section 12-45-180, including the commencement of a tax execution, must be delayed by three months in each portion of the schedule.
(B) This section only applies if the owner of the real property is employed by the federal government and has not been paid his federal salary since the federal shutdown began on December 21, 2018. This section also applies if the owner of the real property contracts with the federal government and the federal shutdown has caused him to lose a substantial portion of his income, as determined by the county treasurer. The county treasurer may require the individual taxpayer to produce whatever proof the treasurer determines necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
(C) Nothing in this section may be construed to mean that real property taxes and assessments are not still due on or before January 15, 2019, or thirty days after the mailing of tax notices, whichever occurs later.
SECTION 2. This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor. If penalties have been added before the effective date of this joint resolution, the auditor shall adjust the penalties in conformity with the provisions of this joint resolution. If penalties have been paid before the effective date of this act, the taxpayer is entitled to a refund of penalties paid.
This web page was last updated on
January 18, 2019 at 3:42 PM