South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 4141

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Parks, M.A. Pitts and Breeland
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5352cm03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 639

Introduced in the House on May 1, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Veterans - property tax exemptions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/1/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-33
    5/1/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-33

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/1/2003

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS TO THE PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAXES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ONE VEHICLE OF A SURVIVING SPOUSE OF A VETERAN CLASSIFIED AS TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED DUE TO A SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITY IS EXEMPT FROM AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE LIFETIME OR REMARRIAGE OF THE SURVIVING SPOUSE.

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 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 that have been issued by the Department of Public Safety 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 Public Safety. This exemption also extends for one vehicle to the surviving spouse of a veteran classified as totally and permanently disabled due to a service-connected disability determined from medical records on file with the United States Veterans Administration for the lifetime or until the remarriage of the surviving spouse."

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

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