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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
(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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