South Carolina Senate Bill 405 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 14 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-07-14 - Act No. 279

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO CLARIFY THAT A WATERCRAFT AND ITS MOTOR MAY NOT RECEIVE A FORTY-TWO AND 75/100 PERCENT EXEMPTION IF THE BOAT OR WATERCRAFT IS CLASSIFIED FOR PROPERTY TAX PURPOSES AS A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY RESIDENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-714, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO BOATS WITH A SITUS IN THIS STATE FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX, SO AS TO ALLOW A COUNTY, BY ORDINANCE TO REVISE WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS SITUS REQUIREMENTS BASED ON PRESENCE; TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-224, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO WATERCRAFT, CAMPER TRAILERS, AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES ELIGIBLE TO BE A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A BOAT OR WATERCRAFT THAT CONTAINS A COOKING AREA WITH AN ONBOARD POWER SOURCE, A TOILET WITH EXTERIOR EVACUATION, AND A SLEEPING QUARTER, IS CONSIDERED A PRIMARY OR SECONDARY RESIDENCE FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX, TO PROVIDE THOSE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS CLASSIFICATION AND THE NUMBER OF SUCH APPLICATIONS ALLOWED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-23-295, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE TRANSFER OF A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE TO A WATERCRAFT OR OUTBOARD MOTOR SUBJECT TO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES AND ENFORCEMENT OF THESE RESTRICTIONS, SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL KNOWINGLY TO SELL A WATERCRAFT SUBJECT TO DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES, PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS, AND PROVIDE A CIVIL REMEDY WITH TREBLE DAMAGES TO A WATERCRAFT BUYER AGAINST A SELLER WHO FALSELY SIGNED THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATE THAT PROPERTY TAXES ON THE WATERCRAFT ARE CURRENT. - ratified title

Make It Unlawful Knowingly To Sell A Watercraft Subject To Delinquent Property Taxes, Provide A Penalty For Violations, And Provide A Civil Remedy With Treble Damages To A Watercraft Buyer Against A Seller Who Falsely Signed The Required Certificate That Property Taxes On The Watercraft Are Current. - Ratified Title

Sen. Raymond Cleary [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-07-14		Act No. 279
2010-07-13		Effective date 06/16/10
2010-06-16		Veto overridden Yeas-103 Nays-2 HJ-409
2010-06-16		Veto overridden by originating body Yeas-39 Nays-1 SJ-27
2010-06-11		Vetoed by Governor
2010-06-07		Ratified R 299
2010-06-01		Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-0 HJ-93
2010-06-01		Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-93
2010-05-27		Scrivener's error corrected
2010-05-26		Returned to House with amendments SJ-111
2010-05-26		House amendment amended SJ-111
2010-05-19		Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-8
2010-05-18		Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0 HJ-42
2010-05-18		Read second time HJ-33
2010-05-18		Amended HJ-33
2010-05-13		Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 18, 2010 HJ-13
2010-05-12		Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 13, 2010 HJ-101
2010-04-29		Recalled from Committee on Ways and Means HJ-57
2009-05-14		Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-15
2009-05-14		Introduced and read first time HJ-15
2009-05-13		Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
2009-05-12		Read second time
2009-05-12		Committee Amendment Adopted
2009-05-06		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-9
2009-02-12		Referred to Subcommittee: Hayes (ch), Land, Courson, Matthews, Grooms
2009-02-11		Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-18
2009-02-11		Introduced and read first time SJ-18

H3993 (Similar To) 2009-04-29 - Referred to Ways and Means HJ-100

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
12	37	220	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	37	224	(n/a)	See Bill Text
12	37	714	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	23	295	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=405&session=118