Journal of the House of Representatives
of the First Session of the 111th General Assembly
of the State of South Carolina
being the Regular Session Beginning Tuesday, January 10, 1995

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(2) Owners of property exempt under Section 12-37-220A(7) and (8), B(32), (33), and (34) shall file an annual application for exemption before the last day of the fourth month after the close of the accounting period regularly employed by the taxpayer for income tax purposes in accordance with Chapter 7 of this title first penalty date for payment of property taxes.

(3) Owners of property exempt under Section 12-37-220B(26) and (27) and churches which own motor vehicles shall file an application for exemption within sixty days before or within thirty days after the date on which the motor vehicle was registered or the registration renewal date.

Thereafter, except as provided in item (2), the owner is not required to file an additional application, unless there is a change in the status of the property as reported on the initial application or unless requesting an exemption for property which was not included on the initial or subsequent application. Applications for exemption are not required for properties owned by the United States Government or those exempt properties enumerated in Section 12-37-220(A)(1), (5), (6), (10), and (B)(9), (13), (14), (15), (17), (23), (25), and (30).
(B) The provisions of subsection (A) of this section do not apply in the case of properties owned by the United States Government or those exempt properties enumerated in Section 12-37-220A(1), (5), (9), and (10) and B(9), (13), (14), (15), (23), (25), and (30).

(B) If a taxpayer files a property tax return listing property as exempt, that listing is considered an application for exemption from property taxes.

(C) A taxpayer who is required to file property tax returns with the department shall claim any exemption on the return each year the property is exempt.

(D) Except for the requirement in subsection (C), the owner is not required to file more than one application for each exemption, unless there is a change in the status of the property as reported in the initial application or unless requesting an exemption for property which was not included in the initial or subsequent application."

B. If the South Carolina Revenue Procedures Act is enacted during the 1995 session of the General Assembly, Section 12-4-720(A)(1) of the 1976 Code, as amended by subsection A of this section, is further amended to


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read effective on the effective date of the South Carolina Revenue Procedures Act:

"(1) Except as otherwise provided any property owner whose property may qualify for property exemption shall file an application for exemption with the department within the period provided in Section 12-47-440 12-54- 85(F) for claims for refund. This item does not relieve the taxpayer of any responsibility to file timely and accurate property tax returns."

SECTION 3. A. That portion of subsection (A) of Section 12-37-220 of the 1976 Code which precedes item (1) is amended to read:

"Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of Article X of the State Constitution and subject to the provisions of Section 12-4-720, there shall be is exempt from ad valorem taxation:"

B. That portion of subsection (B) of Section 12-37-220 of the 1976 Code which precedes item (1) is amended to read:

"In addition to the exemptions provided in subsection A (A), the following classes of property shall be are exempt from ad valorem taxation subject to the provisions of Section 12-3-145 12-4-720;"

C. Section 12-37-220(B)(27) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 516 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"(27) Two personal motor vehicles, owned or leased either solely or jointly by persons required to use wheelchairs, who qualify for which special license tags have been issued by the Department of Revenue and Taxation under the provisions of Section 56-3-1910."

D. Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"( ) one personal motor vehicle owned or leased by a legal guardian of a minor who is blind or required to use a wheelchair when the vehicle is used to transport the minor."

SECTION 4. A. Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( ) Boats and motors valued below the amount determined by the county auditor necessary to generate a tax bill equal to fifteen dollars."

B. This section takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies for property tax years beginning after 1995.

SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Rep. SHEHEEN explained the amendment.

Rep. ROBINSON spoke against the amendment and moved to table the amendment.


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Rep. SHEHEEN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:
Yeas 46; Nays 46

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Dantzler         Davenport
Easterday        Fair             Fleming
Fulmer           Hallman          Harrison
Herdklotz        Keegan           Kelley
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limbaugh
Limehouse        Littlejohn       Marchbanks
Mason            Meacham          Quinn
Rice             Riser            Robinson
Sandifer         Seithel          Simrill
Smith, R.        Tripp            Trotter
Vaughn           Waldrop          Wells
Whatley          Wilkins          Witherspoon
Wofford          Worley           Wright
Young, A.

Total--46

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Brown, J.        Byrd             Carnell
Cave             Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cotty            Cromer           Delleney
Elliott          Gamble           Govan
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harvin
Hines            Hodges           Hutson
Inabinett        Keyserling       Kinon
Kirsh            Lloyd            McElveen
McMahand         McTeer           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Neilson          Rhoad
Rogers           Scott            Sheheen
Shissias         Spearman         Stille
Stuart           Townsend         Tucker


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Walker           Wilder           Wilkes
Williams

Total--46

So, the House refused to table the amendment.

The question then recurred to the adoption of the amendment, which was rejected by a division vote of 48 to 48.

Rep. SHEHEEN spoke against the Senate amendments.

Rep. ROBINSON spoke in favor of the Senate amendments.

Rep. SHEHEEN moved to adjourn debate upon the Senate amendments until January 10.

Rep. ROBINSON moved to table the motion.

Rep. SHEHEEN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 55; Nays 53

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Cotty            Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Elliott
Fair             Felder           Fleming
Fulmer           Gamble           Hallman
Harrison         Harvin           Haskins
Huff             Hutson           Keegan
Kelley           Klauber          Knotts
Koon             Lanford          Law
Limbaugh         Limehouse        Marchbanks
Mason            Meacham          Quinn
Rice             Riser            Robinson
Sandifer         Seithel          Sharpe
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Tripp            Trotter          Tucker
Vaughn           Waldrop          Wells
Whatley          Wilkins          Witherspoon


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Wofford          Wright           Young, A.
Young, J.

Total--55

Those who voted in the negative are:

Anderson         Askins           Baxley
Beatty           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Byrd             Canty
Carnell          Cave             Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter      Cromer           Delleney
Govan            Harris, J.       Harris, P.
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Jennings         Kennedy
Keyserling       Kinon            Kirsh
Littlejohn       Lloyd            McAbee
McElveen         McMahand         McTeer
Moody-Lawrence   Neal             Neilson
Rhoad            Richardson       Rogers
Scott            Sheheen          Shissias
Spearman         Stille           Stuart
Walker           Whipper, L.      Whipper, S.
White            Wilder           Wilkes
Williams         Worley

Total--53

So, the motion to adjourn debate was tabled.

The question then recurred to the motion to concur in the Senate amendments.

Rep. SHEHEEN demanded the yeas and nays, which were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 59; Nays 51

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Cain             Cato             Chamblee
Cooper           Cotty            Dantzler
Davenport        Easterday        Elliott
Fair             Felder           Fleming


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Fulmer           Gamble           Hallman
Harrison         Harvin           Haskins
Herdklotz        Huff             Hutson
Keegan           Kelley           Kennedy
Klauber          Knotts           Koon
Lanford          Law              Limbaugh
Limehouse        Marchbanks       Mason
Meacham          Quinn            Rice
Richardson       Riser            Robinson
Sandifer         Seithel          Sharpe
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Thomas           Tripp            Trotter
Tucker           Vaughn           Waldrop
Wells            Whatley          Wilkins
Witherspoon      Wofford          Wright
Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--59

Those who voted in the negative are:

Allison          Anderson         Askins
Baxley           Breeland         Brown, G.
Brown, J.        Byrd             Canty
Carnell          Cave             Clyburn
Cobb-Hunter      Cromer           Delleney
Govan            Harris, J.       Harris, P.
Hines            Hodges           Howard
Inabinett        Jennings         Keyserling
Kinon            Kirsh            Littlejohn
Lloyd            McAbee           McElveen
McMahand         McTeer           Moody-Lawrence
Neal             Neilson          Rhoad
Rogers           Scott            Sheheen
Shissias         Spearman         Stille
Stuart           Walker           Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.      White            Wilder
Wilkes           Williams         Worley

Total--51



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So, the Senate amendments were agreed to, and the Bill, having received three readings in both Houses, it was ordered that the title be changed to that of an Act, and that it be enrolled for ratification.

ACTING SPEAKER HUFF IN CHAIR

H. 3135---CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED

CONFERENCE REPORT

The General Assembly, Columbia, S.C., May 30, 1995

The COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE, to whom was referred:
H. 3135 -- Reps. Hodges, Tucker, Knotts, Inabinett, Baxley and Whatley: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-28-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CHIEF, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE MUNICIPALITY, TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPENSATION OF RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS.
Beg leave to report that they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend:

That the same do pass with the following amendments:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting therein the following:

SECTION 1. Section 23-28-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 23-28-20. (A) The chief may, in his discretion, or sheriff may appoint such number of reserve police officers as may be needed but not exceeding the number of regular full-time officers of his department. The number of full-time officers shall may not be decreased because of the institution or expansion of a reserve force. Each period of time reserves shall serve shall must be determined and specified by the chief or sheriff in writing. The powers and duties of reserves shall must be prescribed by the chief or sheriff and they shall be are subject to removal by him at any time.

(B) The chief or sheriff, with the approval of the governing body, also shall allow for the compensation of reserve police officers for work done pursuant to Section 23-24-10 when compensation for approved public activities would be paid by a party other than the municipality or county. Reserve officers must be paid for approved public activities the same as off-duty police officers. Work performed for compensation must be in excess of the minimum logged service time required by Section 23-28-70.


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No additional training, beyond what is required for reserve police officers, is required for reserve police officers who receive compensation.

(C) Before assuming their duties reserves shall must:

(A)(1) take the oath of office required by law.;

(B)(2) be bonded in an amount determined by the governing body of the county, municipality, or other political entity which shall may be not less than one thousand, five hundred dollars.;

(C)(3) successfully complete a course of training specified by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Advisory Council and endorsed by the chief or sheriff who appoints them."

SECTION 2. Section 23-28-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 23-28-70. Reserves shall serve and function as law enforcement officers only on specific orders and directions of the chief or sheriff. To maintain status, reserves shall maintain a minimum logged service time of twenty hours per month or sixty hours per quarter.

Each reserve shall be in proximate contact, by radio or otherwise, with the full-time officer to whom he is assigned While performing in any capacity as a reserve, a reserve police officer at all times must be accompanied by a full-time certified South Carolina police officer. Reserves shall in no case assume full-time duties of law enforcement officers without complying with all requirements for full-time officers.

Each department utilizing reserves shall have one full-time officer as coordinator-supervisor who shall must be responsible directly to the chief or sheriff."

SECTION 3. Item 1 of Section 16-23-20 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 274, Act No. 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"(1) Regular, salaried law enforcement officers and reserve police officers of a municipality, or county of the State, uncompensated Governor's constables, law enforcement officers of the federal government or other states when they are carrying out official duties while in this State, and deputy enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources within their territorial jurisdictions, and reserve police officers while serving and functioning as law enforcement officers as authorized by Section 23-28-10 et seq."


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SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Amend title to conform.

/s/Glenn F. McConnell /s/Dave C. Waldrop, Jr.
/s/Holly A. Cork /s/Floyd Breeland
C.K. "Greg" Gregory/s/Michael S. "Mickey" Whatley

On Part of the Senate.On Part of the House.

Rep. WALDROP explained the Conference Report.

The Conference Report was adopted and a message was ordered sent to the Senate accordingly.

SPEAKER IN CHAIR

Rep. J. BROWN moved that the House recede until 2:00 P.M., which was adopted.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 2:00 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

HOUSE STANDS AT EASE

The House stood at ease subject to the call of Chair.

THE HOUSE RESUMES

At 3:15 P.M. the House resumed, the SPEAKER in the Chair.

S. 101--FREE CONFERENCE POWERS GRANTED

Rep. JENNINGS moved that the Committee of Conference on the following Bill be resolved into a Committee of Free Conference and briefly explained the Conference Committee's reasons for this request.

S. 101 -- Senators Leventis, Ryberg, Rose, Giese and Elliott: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 22-3-550, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO A MAGISTRATE'S JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND A MAGISTRATE'S AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE SENTENCES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROHIBITION AGAINST A MAGISTRATE SENTENCING ANY PERSON TO CONSECUTIVE TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT TOTALING MORE THAN NINETY DAYS DOES NOT APPLY TO SENTENCES FOR CONVICTIONS RESULTING FROM A VIOLATION OF CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE 34 PERTAINING


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TO FRAUDULENT CHECKS OR A VIOLATION OF SECTION 16-13-10 RELATING TO FORGERY WHICH INVOLVES A CHECK.

The yeas and nays were taken resulting as follows:

Yeas 111; Nays 0

Those who voted in the affirmative are:

Allison          Anderson         Askins
Baxley           Boan             Breeland
Brown, G.        Brown, H.        Brown, J.
Brown, T.        Byrd             Cain
Carnell          Cato             Cave
Chamblee         Clyburn          Cobb-Hunter
Cooper           Cotty            Cromer
Dantzler         Delleney         Easterday
Elliott          Fair             Felder
Fleming          Fulmer           Gamble
Govan            Hallman          Harrell
Harris, J.       Harris, P.       Harrison
Harvin           Haskins          Herdklotz
Hodges           Howard           Hutson
Inabinett        Jennings         Keegan
Kelley           Kennedy          Keyserling
Kinon            Kirsh            Klauber
Knotts           Koon             Lanford
Law              Limbaugh         Limehouse
Littlejohn       Lloyd            Marchbanks
Mason            McAbee           McCraw
McElveen         McKay            McMahand
McTeer           Meacham          Moody-Lawrence
Neilson          Phillips         Quinn
Rhoad            Rice             Richardson
Riser            Robinson         Rogers
Sandifer         Scott            Seithel
Sharpe           Sheheen          Shissias
Simrill          Smith, D.        Smith, R.
Spearman         Stille           Stuart
Townsend         Tripp            Trotter
Tucker           Vaughn           Waldrop
Walker           Wells            Whipper, L.
Whipper, S.      White            Wilder


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Wilkes           Wilkins          Williams
Witherspoon      Wofford          Worley
Wright           Young, A.        Young, J.

Total--111

Those who voted in the negative are:

Total--0

So, the motion to resolve the Committee of Conference into a Committee of Free Conference was agreed to.


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