S*0153(Rat #0044, Act #0023 of 2015)  General Bill, By Shealy, Hembree, 
Nicholson, Johnson, Campsen, Cromer and McElveen
 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. - ratified title

   12/03/14  Senate Prefiled
   12/03/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
   01/13/15  Senate Introduced and read first time
                     (Senate Journal-page 106)
   01/13/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 106)
   01/23/15  Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)
   01/28/15  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   01/28/15  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31)
   01/29/15  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   02/03/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 25)
   02/03/15  House  Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 25)
   05/21/15  House  Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means
                     (House Journal-page 28)
   05/26/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 46)
   05/26/15  House  Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 46)
   05/27/15  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 8)
   05/28/15         Ratified R 44
   06/01/15         Signed By Governor
   06/04/15         Effective date 06/01/15
   06/05/15         Act No. 23

(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.