South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 5134

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. McCabe, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, Bailey, M.M. Smith, Long, Trantham, Jones, Dabney, May, Forrest, Carter, Finlay, Jordan, G.R. Smith, Bustos, Nutt, Gilliam, Hardee, Hixon, J.L. Johnson, D.C. Moss, Taylor, Wooten and Bryant
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Introduced in the House on March 15, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Property Tax Exemption

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/15/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
   3/15/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 21)
   3/30/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bryant

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/15/2022

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN FARM BUILDINGS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-220(B)(14) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(14)    all farm buildings and agricultural structures owned by a producer in this State used to house livestock, poultry, crops, farm equipment, or farm supplies and all farm machinery and equipment including self-propelled farm machinery and equipment except for motor vehicles licensed for use on the highways. For the purpose of this section 'self-propelled farm machinery and equipment' means farm machinery or equipment which contains within itself the means for its own locomotion. For purposes of this item, farm equipment includes greenhouses;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to property tax years after 2021.

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