Bill 3345

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                       3345
Type of Legislation:               General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                  House
Introduced Date:                   19970130
Primary Sponsor:                   Littlejohn
All Sponsors:                      Littlejohn, Barfield, Hinson,
                                   Rice, Neilson, Cave, Stille,
                                   Davenport, Cobb-Hunter, Inabinett,
                                   Whipper, Mason, Allison,
                                   Moody-Lawrence, Trotter, Walker,
                                   Barrett, Sandifer, Byrd, Lloyd,
                                   Kennedy, Webb, Young, McCraw, Mack,
                                   Lee, Altman, R. Smith, Leach,
                                   T. Brown, Wilder, J. Hines,
                                   Dantzler, Battle, Gourdine, Rodgers,
                                   Bowers, Maddox, Fleming, Martin and
                                   McLeod 
Drafted Document Number:           jic\5332htc.97
Residing Body:                     Senate
Current Committee:                 Finance Committee 06 SF
Date of Last Amendment:            19970429
Subject:                           Property tax exemption, motor
                                   vehicle owned or leased by legally
                                   blind person; Handicapped,
                                   Taxation

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________
Senate  19970501  Introduced, read first time,             06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   19970430  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19970429  Amended, read second time
House   19970417  Committee report: Favorable with         30 HWM
                  amendment
House   19970130  Introduced, read first time,             30 HWM
                  referred to Committee

AMENDED

April 29, 1997

H. 3345

Introduced by Reps. Littlejohn, Barfield, Hinson, Rice, Neilson, Cave, Stille, Davenport, Cobb-Hunter, Inabinett, Whipper, Mason, Allison, Moody-Lawrence, Trotter, Walker, Barrett, Sandifer, Byrd, Lloyd, Kennedy, Webb, Young, McCraw, Mack, Lee, Altman, R. Smith, Leach, T. Brown, Wilder, J. Hines, Dantzler, Battle, Gourdine, Rodgers, Bowers, Maddox, Fleming, Martin and McLeod

S. Printed 4/29/97--H.

Read the first time January 30, 1997.

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT NOT MORE THAN TWO PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED OR LEASED BY A PERSON WHO IS LEGALLY BLIND AND TO DEFINE "LEGALLY BLIND".

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( ) Not more than one personal motor vehicle owned or leased by a person who is legally blind. For purposes of this item, a person is legally blind if the person's vision meets the definition provided in Section 43-25-20(1)."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1997, and applies with respect to motor vehicle property tax years beginning after June 30, 1997.