South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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S. 911

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General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Alexander
Document Path: l:\s-res\tca\026prop.kmm.tca.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3106

Introduced in the Senate on January 23, 2018
Introduced in the House on February 28, 2018
Last Amended on February 21, 2018
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Property tax payment extension for deployed servicemen

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/23/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   1/23/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/15/2018  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
   2/21/2018  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 14)
   2/21/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 14)
   2/21/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-45  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 14)
   2/27/2018  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 19)
   2/28/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
   2/28/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 4)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/23/2018
2/15/2018
2/21/2018

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

February 21, 2018

S. 911

Introduced by Senator Alexander

S. Printed 2/21/18--S.

Read the first time January 23, 2018.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 12-39-360 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO A COUNTY'S AUTHORITY TO EXTEND THE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES FOR SERVICE MEMBERS IN OR NEAR A HAZARD DUTY ZONE, TO REQUIRE EACH COUNTY TO ALLOW FOR A DEFERMENT, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEFERMENT BEGINS ON THE TAX DUE DATE AND ENDS NINETY DAYS AFTER THE LAST DATE OF DEPLOYMENT, AND TO PROVIDE THAT NO INTEREST MAY BE CHARGED DURING THE DEPLOYMENT UNLESS THE TAX IS NOT PAID WITHIN THE NINETY-DAY GRACE PERIOD.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 12-39-360 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 12-39-360.    Upon application from the taxpayer or his agent, a A county may must extend the date for filing returns and the payment of property taxes for persons serving with the United States Armed Forces or National Guard in or near a hazard duty zone. The deferment begins on the tax due date and ends ninety days after the last date of deployment. The auditor may require the taxpayer to provide proof of deployment. If the tax is paid in full within ninety days after the last date of deployment, then no interest may be charged. When the property tax amount is not paid in full within the ninety days, interest may be charged on any unpaid amount at the rate it would have accrued since the original property tax due date."

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

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