South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 209

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22881htc05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the House on March 22, 2005
Last Amended on March 16, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Property tax exemptions extended to property leased by volunteer fire department and rescue squad

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-15
   1/12/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-15
   3/15/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-18
   3/16/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/16/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-35
   3/16/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-35
   3/17/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-8
   3/17/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/22/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-4
   3/22/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-4

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2005
3/15/2005
3/16/2005
3/16/2005-A
3/17/2005

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 16, 2005

S. 209

Introduced by Senator Grooms

S. Printed 3/16/05--S.    [SEC 3/17/05 4:26 PM]

Read the first time January 12, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXTEND THE EXEMPTION ALLOWED PROPERTY OWNED BY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE SQUADS TO PROPERTY LEASED BY SUCH DEPARTMENTS AND SQUADS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-220(B)(19) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(19)    All property owned by volunteer fire departments and rescue squads used exclusively for the purposes of such these departments and squads. Property leased to a department or squad by an entity itself exempt from property tax is exempt in the same manner that property owned by these departments and squads is exempt."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for property tax years beginning after June 30, 2005.

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