Bill Commons

SC S 125

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Property tax exemption

South Carolina · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did SC S 125 pass?

Not yet. SC S 125 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-03-05): Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

What is SC S 125 about?

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF A NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION ONLY APPLIES TO THE PERCENTAGE OF PROPERTY THAT EQUALS THE CORPORATION'S OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

Who sponsors SC S 125?

Johnson, Sutton, Devine and 1 others are the primary sponsors of SC S 125.

Description

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OF A NONPROFIT HOUSING CORPORATION ONLY APPLIES TO THE PERCENTAGE OF PROPERTY THAT EQUALS THE CORPORATION'S OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-03-05 — Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Johnsonprimary
  • Suttonprimary
  • Devineprimary
  • Walkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-03-05

    Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-03-05

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-02-27

    Read third time and sent to House

    passage,reading-3

  4. 2025-02-26

    Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0

  5. 2025-02-26

    Read second time

    reading-2

  6. 2025-02-26

    Committee Amendment Adopted

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-02-19

    Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-01-14

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-01-14

    Introduced and read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  10. 2024-12-11

    Referred to Committee on Finance

    referral-committee

  11. 2024-12-11

    Prefiled

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • 2nd Reading

    2025-02-26 · pass · 44-0

    Member-level votes (46)
    • Adams, Brian: yes
    • Alexander, Thomas C.: yes
    • Allen, Karl B.: yes
    • Bennett, Sean M.: yes
    • Blackmon, Allen: yes
    • Cash, Richard J.: yes
    • Chaplin, JD: yes
    • Climer, Wes: yes
    • Corbin, Thomas D.: yes
    • Cromer, Ronnie W.: yes
    • Davis, Tom: yes
    • Devine, Tameika Isaac: yes
    • Elliott, Jason: yes
    • Fernandez, Tom: yes
    • Gambrell, Michael W.: yes
    • Garrett, Billy: yes
    • Goldfinch, Stephen L.: yes
    • Graham, Jeffrey R.: yes
    • Grooms, Lawrence K.: yes
    • Hembree, Greg: yes
    • Jackson, Darrell: yes
    • Johnson, Michael: yes
    • Kennedy, Carlisle: yes
    • Kimbrell, Josh: yes
    • Leber, Matthew W.: yes
    • Martin, Shane R.: yes
    • Massey, A. Shane: yes
    • Matthews, Margie Bright: yes
    • Nutt, Roger A.: yes
    • Ott, Russell L.: yes
    • Peeler, Harvey S., Jr.: yes
    • Rankin, Luke A.: yes
    • Reichenbach, Mike: yes
    • Rice, Rex F.: yes
    • Sabb, Ronnie A.: yes
    • Stubbs, Everett: yes
    • Sutton, Ed: yes
    • Tedder, Deon T.: yes
    • Turner, Ross: yes
    • Verdin, Daniel B., III: yes
    • Walker, Overture: yes
    • Williams, Kent M.: yes
    • Young, Tom, Jr.: yes
    • Zell, Jeff: yes
    • Campsen, George E., III: excused
    • Hutto, Brad: excused

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=125&session=126&summary=B

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