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type: "Bill"
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title: "Property tax; local government service fees"
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description: "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 PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE MAY QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION IF THE QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE OWNS THE HOUSE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN HEIRS' PROPERTY QUALIFIES FOR THE EXEMPTION IF CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE MET; TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-300, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSESS TAXES AND FEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SERVICE OR USER FEE MUST BE USED TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF THE PAYERS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-330, RELATING TO A SERVICE OR USER FEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROVISION APPLIES TO AN ENTIRE ARTICLE, TO REQUIRE MILLAGE IMPOSED TO REPLACE A CERTAIN ROAD MAINTENANCE FEE MUST BE REPEALED BEFORE REIMPOSING A ROAD MAINTENANCE FEE, AND TO PROVIDE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND A LIABILITY PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 12-39-250, RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS IN VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR PURPOSES OF AD VALOREM TAXATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY FLOODING OR A HURRICANE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN FARM BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 233"
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citation: "South Carolina S 233 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Turner"]
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version_count: 10
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2020-12-09"
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last_action: "2022-06-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05942547-9f30-4935-94d5-3827eae617d9"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=233&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "a48d5cb8e2d1f9a1cc4e0343729a38166299858a8b44e28aad95f4e350c8d658"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 233 (2021-2022) — Property tax; local government service fees
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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 PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE MAY QUALIFY FOR AN EXEMPTION IF THE QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE OWNS THE HOUSE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN HEIRS' PROPERTY QUALIFIES FOR THE EXEMPTION IF CERTAIN OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE MET; TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-300, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ASSESS TAXES AND FEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A SERVICE OR USER FEE MUST BE USED TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE BENEFIT OF THE PAYERS; TO AMEND SECTION 6-1-330, RELATING TO A SERVICE OR USER FEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PROVISION APPLIES TO AN ENTIRE ARTICLE, TO REQUIRE MILLAGE IMPOSED TO REPLACE A CERTAIN ROAD MAINTENANCE FEE MUST BE REPEALED BEFORE REIMPOSING A ROAD MAINTENANCE FEE, AND TO PROVIDE A REPORTING REQUIREMENT AND A LIABILITY PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 12-39-250, RELATING TO ADJUSTMENTS IN VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT FOR PURPOSES OF AD VALOREM TAXATION, SO AS TO REQUIRE AN ADJUSTMENT FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY FLOODING OR A HURRICANE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN FARM BUILDINGS AND AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/233.htm)
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2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20201209.htm)
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3. **2/24/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220224.htm)
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4. **2/28/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220228.htm)
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5. **3/1/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220301.htm)
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6. **4/28/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220428.htm)
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7. **5/11/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220511.htm)
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8. **5/4/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220504.htm)
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9. **5/5/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220505.htm)
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10. **6/15/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/233_20220615.htm)
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## Votes
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **1–100** (fail) · lower
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- Adjourn For The Day — **38–51** (fail) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **107–4** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
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- Table Motion to Adjourn Debate — **79–25** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt Conference Report — **46–53** (fail) · lower
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- to adopt the conference report — **24–12** (pass) · upper
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- Table Motion to Reconsider the Vote — **32–59** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt Conference Report — **47–40** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Turner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2022-02-24** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-02-28** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2022-03-01** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-03-02** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
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- **2022-03-03** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-03-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2022-03-08** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2022-04-28** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2022-05-04** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-4
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- **2022-05-05** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2022-05-05** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2022-05-11** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2022-05-11** Returned to House with amendments
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- **2022-05-12** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
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- **2022-05-12** Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-100
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- **2022-05-12** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Verdin, Davis, Williams
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- **2022-05-12** Conference committee appointed Crawford, Hewitt, Weeks
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- **2022-06-15** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2022-06-15** Roll call Ayes-24 Nays-12
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- **2022-06-15** Conference report rejected
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- **2022-06-15** Roll call Yeas-46 Nays-53
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- **2022-06-15** Reconsidered
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- **2022-06-15** Adopted `passage`
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- **2022-06-15** Roll call Yeas-47 Nays-40
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- **2022-06-15** Ordered enrolled for ratification
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- **2022-06-16** Ratified R 252
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- **2022-06-22** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2022-06-28** Effective date 06/22/22
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- **2022-06-28** Act No. 236
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05942547-9f30-4935-94d5-3827eae617d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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