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Bill 3604

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3604
Type of Legislation:              Joint Resolution JR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990224
Primary Sponsor:                  Vaughn
All Sponsors:                     Vaughn, Barrett, Breeland, Gilham, 
                                  Gourdine, Haskins, J. Hines, Knotts, Leach, 
                                  Littlejohn, Loftis, McGee, McKay, McMahand, 
                                  Neilson, Rice, Rodgers, Simrill, Walker and 
                                  Wilkins
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\kgh\15346htc99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Ways and Means Committee 30 HWM
Subject:                          Property tax exemptions, portion of value 
                                  of personal motor vehicle when owned or leased 
                                  by aging, handicapped


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990224  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3, ARTICLE X OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE, INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WHICH IMPOSE PROPERTY TAX, TO EXEMPT ALL OR A PORTION OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF A PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE AS DEFINED BY LAW OWNED OR LEASED BY A PERSON SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, OR PERMANENTLY AND TOTALLY DISABLED, OR BLIND.

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

SECTION 1. It is proposed that Section 3, Article X of the Constitution of this State is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end to read:

"The governing body of any political subdivision of the State, including a school district, which imposes property tax, may exempt from the tax it imposes all or a portion of the fair market value of a private passenger motor vehicle, as defined by law, owned or leased by a person who meets the eligibility criteria for the exemption allowed pursuant to item (i) of this section."

SECTION 2. Must Section 3, Article X of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to allow political subdivisions of this State, including school districts, which impose property taxes, to exempt from the property tax they impose all or a portion of the fair market value of a private passenger motor vehicle, as defined by law, owned or leased to a person sixty-five years of age or older, or permanently and totally disabled, or blind?

Those voting in favor of the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'Yes', and those voting against the question shall deposit a ballot with a check or cross mark in the square after the word 'No'."

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