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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.3090 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19990112 Primary Sponsor:Altman All Sponsors:Altman, Rodgers Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\dka\3071mm99.doc Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Finance Committee 06 SF Date of Last Amendment:20000405 Subject:Property tax exemptions, POW or Medal of Honor winner, surviving spouse of; Veterans' and Military Affairs History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 20000406 Introduced, read first time, 06 SF referred to Committee House 20000406 Read third time, sent to Senate House 20000405 Amended, read second time House 20000330 Committee report: Favorable with 30 HWM amendment House 19990112 Introduced, read first time, 30 HWM referred to Committee House 19981209 Prefiled, referred to Committee 30 HWM Versions of This Bill Revised on March 30, 2000 - Word format Revised on April 5, 2000 - Word format
AMENDED
April 5, 2000
H. 3090
S. Printed 4/5/00--H.
Read the first time January 12, 1999.
TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT THE DWELLING HOME AND LOT OF A FORMER PRISONER OF WAR OR MEDAL OF HONOR WINNER AND TO PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE EXEMPTION CONTINUES FOR A SURVIVING SPOUSE.
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, as last amended by Act 149 of 1997, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) The dwelling home and a lot not to exceed one acre of land owned in fee or for life or jointly with a spouse by a resident of this State who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor or who was a prisoner of war in World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, or the Vietnam Conflict. The exemption is allowed to the surviving spouse under the same terms and conditions governing the exemption for surviving spouses pursuant to item (1) of this subsection."
SECTION 2. Upon approval by the Governor, this act is effective for property tax years beginning after 1999.
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