South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 325

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Vaughn
Document Path: l:\s-res\lrv\001home.dag.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 24, 2007
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Finance

Summary: Homestead exemption

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/24/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   1/24/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-6

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/24/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-250, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE PERSON OVER SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND DISABLED PERSONS, SO AS TO INDEX THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT TO INFLATION IN THE SAME MANNER AND BY THE SAME PERCENTAGE THAT FEDERAL INCOME TAX BRACKETS ARE ADJUSTED TO REFLECT INCREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-37-250 of the 1976 Code, is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"( )    The exemption amount provided in this section must be cumulatively adjusted in the manner and by the percentage provided for the adjustment of income tax brackets, including the rounding amount, provided in Internal Revenue Code Section (1)(f) as that code is defined in Section 12-6-40(A). The Department of Revenue shall calculate the adjusted exemption amount and certify the amount to the Comptroller General and county auditors, and that amount, as adjusted, applies in lieu of the original or previously adjusted exemption amount for the succeeding property tax year."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, and the adjustment required by this act first applies for the homestead exemption amount applicable for property tax year 2007.

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