South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3727

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Toole, Bingham, Huggins, Haley, Ballentine, Clark, Frye, E.H. Pitts, Ott, McLeod and Hagood
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22991htc05.doc

Introduced in the House on March 9, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Property tax exempted for school operations and state sales and use tax increased to reimburse school districts

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/9/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-20
    3/9/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-20
   3/15/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hagood

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/9/2005

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A JOINT RESOLUTION

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IF PROPERTY HAS BEEN EXEMPTED FROM PROPERTY TAX IMPOSED FOR SCHOOL OPERATIONS AND THE STATE SALES AND USE TAX INCREASED TO REIMBURSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THIS EXEMPTION, THIS EXEMPTION MUST NOT BE LATER REDUCED OR REPEALED.

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

SECTION    1.    It is proposed that Section 3, Article X of the Constitution of this State be amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"If property has been exempted from property tax imposed for school operations and the state sales and use tax increased to reimburse school districts for this exemption, then this exemption must not be later reduced or repealed."

SECTION    2.    The proposed amendment must be submitted to the qualified electors at the next general election for representatives. Ballots must be provided at the various voting precincts with the following words printed or written on the ballot:

"Must Section 3, Article X of the Constitution of this State relating to property tax exemptions be amended so as to provide that when property has been exempted from property tax imposed for school operations and the state sales and use tax increased to reimburse school districts for this exemption, then this exemption must not be later reduced or repealed?

Yes    []

No    []

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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