Senator ALEXANDER proposed the following amendment (NBD\12398DG12):
    Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:

/     SECTION     1.     Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 6-1-195.     A local government body must prominently display notice of the property tax exemption for a newly constructed detached single family home offered for sale by a residential builder or developer pursuant to Section 12-37-220(B)(51) in a conspicuous place at its office where a person applies for a certificate of occupancy. If the certificate of occupancy is granted, written notification of the exemption must accompany the certificate."    

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

Amend the bill further, by striking all before the enacting words and inserting a new title to read:

/     TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-195 SO AS TO REQUIRE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT BODY TO DISPLAY NOTICE OF THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOME OFFERED FOR SALE BY A RESIDENTIAL BUILDER OR DEVELOPER IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE AT ITS OFFICE WHERE A PERSON APPLIES FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, AND TO REQUIRE THE NOTICE TO ACCOMPANY A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.         /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.