South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A229, R262, H4416

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Felder, Pope, Merrill, Burns, V.S. Moss and Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3134sa16.docx

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016
Introduced in the Senate on April 28, 2016
Last Amended on April 26, 2016
Passed by the General Assembly on June 1, 2016
Governor's Action: June 3, 2016, Signed

Summary: Exemptions from impact fees

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/3/2015  House   Prefiled
   12/3/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   1/12/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 60)
   1/12/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 60)
   1/14/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts
   4/20/2016  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means (House Journal-page 351)
   4/26/2016  House   Amended (House Journal-page 20)
   4/26/2016  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
   4/26/2016  House   Roll call Yeas-90  Nays-5 (House Journal-page 21)
   4/27/2016  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 14)
   4/28/2016  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   4/28/2016  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 7)
   5/25/2016  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 2)
   5/31/2016  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 59)
   5/31/2016  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 59)
    6/1/2016  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 25)
    6/2/2016          Ratified R 262
    6/3/2016          Signed By Governor
    6/9/2016          Effective date 06/03/16
    6/9/2016          Act No. 229

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/3/2015
4/20/2016
4/26/2016
5/25/2016


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A229, R262, H4416)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-970, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXEMPTIONS FROM IMPACT FEES, SO AS TO ADD EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-920, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF "PUBLIC FACILITIES", SO AS TO ADD CERTAIN PUBLIC EDUCATION FACILITIES.

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

Exemptions from impact fees

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-970 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 6-1-970.    The following structures or activities are exempt from impact fees:

(1)    rebuilding the same amount of floor space of a structure that was destroyed by fire or other catastrophe;

(2)    remodeling or repairing a structure that does not result in an increase in the number of service units;

(3)    replacing a residential unit, including a manufactured home, with another residential unit on the same lot, if the number of service units does not increase;

(4)    placing a construction trailer or office on a lot during the period of construction on the lot;

(5)    constructing an addition on a residential structure which does not increase the number of service units;

(6)    adding uses that are typically accessory to residential uses, such as a tennis court or a clubhouse, unless it is demonstrated clearly that the use creates a significant impact on the system's capacity;

(7)    all or part of a particular development project if:

(a)    the project is determined to create affordable housing; and

(b)    the exempt development's proportionate share of system improvements is funded through a revenue source other than development impact fees;

(8)    constructing a new elementary, middle, or secondary school; and

(9)    constructing a new volunteer fire department."

Public facilities

SECTION    2.    Section 6-1-920(18) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subitem to read:

"( )    public education facilities for grades K-12 including, but not limited to, schools, offices, classrooms, parking areas, playgrounds, libraries, cafeterias, gymnasiums, health and music rooms, computer and science laboratories, and other facilities considered necessary for the proper public education of the state's children."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2016.

Approved the 3rd day of June, 2016.

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