South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 34

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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      34
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010110
Primary Sponsor:                  Mescher
All Sponsors:                     Mescher, Hayes, McGill, Elliott, Reese, 
                                  Leventis, Branton
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\wcm\018chur.dmb.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Finance Committee 06 SF
Subject:                          Property tax exemption, leased motor 
                                  vehicles used for business of churches, 
                                  charitable organizations; Taxation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20010110  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-222, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EQUIPMENT LEASED AND USED BY CHARITABLE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT OR GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITALS, SO AS TO PROVIDE CHURCHES AND ELEEMOSYNARY AND OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS A TAX EXEMPTION ON MOTOR VEHICLES LEASED AND USED IN THE CONDUCT OF THE BUSINESS OF THE CHURCH, ELEEMOSYNARY OR OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.

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

SECTION 1. Section 12-37-222 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 12-37-222. Equipment leased by and used in connection with the operation of a church, eleemosynary, or other charitable organization, as exempted in Section 12-37-220(B)(16)(a) of this chapter, or charitable, not for profit, or governmental hospitals shall, for the purpose of ad valorem taxation, be deemed to be owned by the church, eleemosynary or other charitable organization or hospital."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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