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Bill 4317

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4317
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000111
Primary Sponsor:                  Allison
All Sponsors:                     Allison, Altman, Walker, Riser, Rodgers, 
                                  Seithel
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9062htc00.doc
Residing Body:                    Senate
Current Committee:                Finance Committee 06 SF
Date of Last Amendment:           20000426
Subject:                          Property tax exemptions, motor vehicle of 
                                  caregiver of handicapped or mentally retarded 
                                  person; Mental Health, Taxation


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
Senate  20000504  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee
House   20000504  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20000503  Read second time
House   20000503  Request for debate withdrawn
                  by Representative                              Townsend
                                                                 Cato
                                                                 Sharpe
                                                                 Moody-
                                                                 Lawrence
                                                                 Davenport
House   20000426  Request for debate by Representative           Cato
                                                                 Fleming
                                                                 Sharpe
                                                                 Davenport
                                                                 Moody-
                                                                 Lawrence
                                                                 Townsend
                                                                 Bales
House   20000426  Amended
House   20000419  Committee report: Favorable with       30 HWM
                  amendment
House   20000317  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Seithel
House   20000118  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Rodgers
House   20000113  Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.            Riser
House   20000111  Introduced, read first time,           30 HWM
                  referred to Committee
House   19991201  Prefiled, referred to Committee        30 HWM


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on April 19, 2000 - Word format
Revised on April 26, 2000 - Word format
Revised on May 3, 2000 - Word format

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AMENDED

May 3, 2000

H. 4317

Introduced by Reps. Allison, Altman, Walker, Riser, Rodgers and Seithel

S. Printed 5/3/00--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2000.

TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAX ONE PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY THE CAREGIVER OF A MENTALLY RETARDED PERSON OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON WHEN THE VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT THE MENTALLY RETARDED OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSON, TO REQUIRE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTED MUST BE ELIGIBLE TO BE CLAIMED AS A DEPENDENT ON FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED BY THE CAREGIVER, AND TO DEFINE "HANDICAPPED" AND "MENTALLY RETARDED".

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 12-37-220(B)(37) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 125 of 1995, is amended to read:

"(37) one personal motor vehicle owned or leased by a legal guardian an individual caregiver of a minor person who is blind or required to use a wheelchair when the vehicle is used to transport the minor person who is blind or required to use a wheelchair and the caregiver is either the spouse of or would be eligible to claim the blind person or the person eligible to use a wheelchair as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed by the caregiver."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2000, and applies for motor vehicle tax years beginning after June 30, 2000.

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