South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 5082

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Bingham
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22541htc06.doc

Introduced in the House on May 2, 2006
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/2/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-31
    5/2/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-31

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5/2/2006

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-145 SO AS TO ALLOW A COUNTY AND MUNICIPALITY BY ORDINANCE TO IMPLEMENT A SENIOR CITIZEN PROPERTY TAX WORK-OFF PROGRAM ALLOWING PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION TO WORK OFF THE COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL PORTION OF PROPERTY TAX ON THE TAXPAYER'S RESIDENCE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 6 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 6-1-145.    The governing body of a county and municipality may implement by ordinance a Senior Citizen Property Tax Work-Off Program that allows a property taxpayer receiving the homestead exemption allowed pursuant to Section 12-37-250 to trade the taxpayer's time and skills needed for government service in exchange for compensation equal to the county or municipal portion of the total property tax paid on the taxpayer's owner-occupied personal residence."

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

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