H 4943 General Bill, By Kelley, Quinn, Wilkins, Robinson, Sandifer, Allison, Gamble, Gilham, Knotts, Rodgers, Seithel, Stuart, Tripp, Whatley, Huggins, Simrill, Meacham-Richardson, Lucas, Haskins, Altman, Barfield, Barrett, G.A. Brown, Campsen, Cato, Chellis, Cooper, Dantzler, Davenport, Easterday, Edge, Frye, Harrell, Harrison, Hawkins, Hinson, Keegan, Klauber, Koon, Law, Leach, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Martin, McGee, Rice, Riser, Sharpe, D. Smith, R. Smith, Taylor, Townsend, Trotter, Walker, Witherspoon and Young-Brickell
Summary: Senior Citizens Property Tax Relief Act of 2000, Aging, Property, Taxation, Homestead exemption, Comptroller General
    A BILL TO ENACT THE "SOUTH CAROLINA SENIOR CITIZENS PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT OF 2000", INCLUDING PROVISIONS TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ANNUAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR TAXPAYERS SIXTY-FIVE AND OVER OR THOSE WHO ARE TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR LEGALLY BLIND, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION MUST BE ADJUSTED ANNUALLY BEGINNING IN 2000 BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL TO REFLECT ANY PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE PRIOR YEAR'S CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR THE SOUTHEAST REGION AS PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-285, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF A MUNICIPALITY TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL UNREIMBURSED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FROM MUNICIPAL TAXES FOR PROPERTY RECEIVING THE STATEWIDE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ALLOWED ON THE DWELLINGS OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ATTAINED AGE SIXTY-FIVE OR WHO ARE PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, SO AS TO EXTEND THIS AUTHORITY TO ALL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
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04/13/00	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-52
04/13/00	House	Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-52