South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3703

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Vaughn, Loftis, Haskins, Davenport, Altman, Bailey, Bales, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Cooper, Herbkersman, Littlejohn, Rhoad, Rice, Walker, Leach and Bowers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22987htc05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3302

Introduced in the House on March 3, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on June 2, 2005
Last Amended on May 19, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Rollback property tax millage rate

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-19
    3/3/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-19
   5/11/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-16
   5/12/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/17/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leach
   5/18/2005  House   Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 19, 2005 HJ-66
   5/19/2005  House   Amended HJ-41
   5/19/2005  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Skelton, Perry, Lucas, 
                        Hiott, Vaughn, Owens, Harrell, Moody-Lawrence, GR 
                        Smith, Hamilton, Littlejohn, JE Smith, Hosey, Emory, 
                        Herbkersman, Pinson, Jefferson, Miller, Anderson, and 
                        Whipper HJ-43
   5/31/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
   5/31/2005  House   Read second time HJ-128
   5/31/2005  House   Roll call Yeas-57  Nays-45 HJ-131
    6/1/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-82
    6/2/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-16
    6/2/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-16

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/3/2005
5/11/2005
5/12/2005
5/19/2005

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AMENDED

May 19, 2005

H. 3703

Introduced by Reps. Vaughn, Loftis, Haskins, Davenport, Altman, Bailey, Bales, R. Brown, Cato, Ceips, Cooper, Herbkersman, Littlejohn, Rhoad, Rice, Walker and Leach

S. Printed 5/19/05--H.

Read the first time March 3, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-43-275, SO AS TO REPLACE CALCULATION AND IMPOSITION OF A ROLLBACK PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE FOR REASSESSMENT YEARS WITH A REASSESSMENT YEAR MILLAGE RATE CALCULATED TO PRODUCE NO MORE THAN ONE PERCENT ADDITIONAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE THAN SUCH REVENUE IN THE PRECEDING YEAR; TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-320, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MILLAGE RATE LIMITATIONS ON LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES, SO AS TO DELETE AUTHORIZATION FOR MILLAGE RATE INCREASES EQUAL TO INCREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WITHOUT A POSITIVE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE GOVERNING BODY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-251, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL OPERATING MILLAGE AND CALCULATION OF THE ROLLBACK TAX SO AS TO DELETE THE ROLLBACK TAX PROVISIONS MADE OBSOLETE BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 6-1-320(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(A)    Notwithstanding Section 12-37-251(E), a local governing body may increase the millage rate imposed for general operating purposes above the rate imposed for such purposes for the preceding tax year only to the extent of the increase in the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year. However, in the year in which a reassessment program is implemented, the rollback millage, as calculated pursuant to Section 12-37-251(E), must be used in lieu of the previous year's millage rate. For every property tax year, including a year of implementation of a countywide assessment and equalization program conducted pursuant to Section 12-43-217, the property tax millage for operating purposes of all property taxing entities in the county must be adjusted to a rate estimated to produce no more operating revenues than the total of such revenues received by the entity in the preceding property tax year, increased by the greater of:

(1)    estimated property tax operating revenue attributable to property and improvements not previously taxed, for new construction, and for renovations to existing structures; or

(2)    a percentage equal to any increase in the consumer price index over the same period."

SECTION    2.    Section 12-37-251(E) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(E)    Rollback millage is calculated by dividing the prior year property tax revenues by the adjusted total assessed value applicable in the year the values derived from a countywide equalization and reassessment program are implemented. This amount of assessed value must be adjusted by deducting assessments added for property or improvements not previously taxed, for new construction, and for renovation of existing structures. Reserved"

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect January 1, 2006.

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