South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 4596
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Holman, C. Mitchell, Pope, Oremus, Edgerton, White, Kilmartin and Schuessler
Document Path: LC-0441SA26.docx
Introduced in the House on January 13, 2026
Currently residing in the House
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 12/16/2025 | House | Prefiled |
| 12/16/2025 | House | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means |
| 1/13/2026 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 32) |
| 1/13/2026 | House | Referred to Committee on Ways and Means (House Journal-page 32) |
| 1/20/2026 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Kilmartin |
| 1/21/2026 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler |
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAX ARE EXEMPT FOR INDIVIDUALS SIXTY-FIVE AND OLDER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-37-220(B) of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
(54) to the extent not already exempt pursuant to Section 12-37-250, for an individual who has reached the age of sixty-five years on or before December thirty-first, any increase in property tax owed from the time the individual reached the age of sixty-five years.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to property tax years after 2025.
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