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Bill 3019

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3019
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010109
Primary Sponsor:                  McGee
All Sponsors:                     McGee, Littlejohn, Altman, Simrill, 
                                  Meacham-Richardson, Sandifer, Whatley, Clyburn
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\dka\3998mm01.doc
Companion Bill Number:            161
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Property tax exemptions, motor vehicle of 
                                  disabled veteran upon death extended to 
                                  surviving spouse; Taxation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010118  Companion Bill No. 161
House   20010109  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   20001206  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM PROPERTY TAX, SO AS TO EXTEND THE MOTOR VEHICLE TAX EXEMPTION FOR A DISABLED VETERAN TO THE SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR A LIFETIME OR UNTIL REMARRIAGE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-220(B)(3) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 459 of 1996, is further amended to read:

    "(3)    Two private passenger vehicles, owned or leased by any a disabled veteran and designated by the veteran, for which special license tags have been issued by the Department of Public Safety under the provisions of pursuant to Sections 56-3-1110 to 56-3-1130 or, in lieu of the license, if the two private passenger vehicles owned or leased and designated by a disabled veteran who has a certificate signed by the county service officer or the Veterans Administration of the total and permanent disability which must be filed and who has filed the certificate with the Department of Public Safety. This exemption extends to the surviving spouse of a qualified disabled veteran for the lifetime or until the remarriage of the surviving spouse."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to property tax years beginning the first day of the first month after his approval.

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