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type: "Bill"
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title: "Disabled Veterans Property Tax"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-610, RELATING TO PERSONS LIABLE FOR TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON REAL PROPERTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CERTAIN SPOUSES ARE EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE DISABILITY OCCURS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE INCLUDES CERTAIN SPOUSES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DECEASED SPOUSE APPLIED, FILED FOR, OR CLAIMED AN EXEMPTION AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR TWO PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY BE CLAIMED BY CERTAIN SPOUSES OF A DISABLED VETERAN OR CERTAIN TRUSTEES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "H 3116"
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citation: "South Carolina H 3116 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blackwell", "Carter", "Caskey", "Felder", "Gilliam", "Guffey", "Hart", "O'Neal", "Pope", "Williams"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2022-12-08"
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last_action: "2024-03-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a0baa02-0971-435e-ac59-20db1b9b5115"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3116&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "cf4d9aca031fdb9212ba4508608180a74b47a9d5ba7df778d442f76a8f153a3b"
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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 H 3116 (2023-2024) — Disabled Veterans Property Tax
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-610, RELATING TO PERSONS LIABLE FOR TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON REAL PROPERTY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CERTAIN SPOUSES ARE EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE DISABILITY OCCURS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A QUALIFIED SURVIVING SPOUSE INCLUDES CERTAIN SPOUSES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DECEASED SPOUSE APPLIED, FILED FOR, OR CLAIMED AN EXEMPTION AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR TWO PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY BE CLAIMED BY CERTAIN SPOUSES OF A DISABLED VETERAN OR CERTAIN TRUSTEES. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3116.htm)
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2. **01/24/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20240124.htm)
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3. **01/24/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20240124a.htm)
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4. **01/25/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20240125.htm)
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5. **01/30/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20240130.htm)
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6. **02/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20240201.htm)
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7. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20230504.htm)
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8. **12/08/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3116_20221208.htm)
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## Votes
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- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Blackwell — primary (person)
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- Carter — primary (person)
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- Caskey — primary (person)
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- Felder — primary (person)
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- Gilliam — primary (person)
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- Guffey — primary (person)
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- Hart — primary (person)
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- O'Neal — primary (person)
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- Pope — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-12-08** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2022-12-08** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-01-10** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam
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- **2023-05-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hart
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- **2023-05-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
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- **2023-05-04** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-09** Debate adjourned
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- **2023-05-10** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams, Blackwell
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- **2023-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-10** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
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- **2023-05-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-11** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-25** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-01-25** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-02-01** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-02-01** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
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- **2024-02-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-02-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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- **2024-02-08** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
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- **2024-03-07** Ratified R 120
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- **2024-03-11** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-03-14** Effective date See Act for Effective Date
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- **2024-03-14** Act No. 116
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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/9a0baa02-0971-435e-ac59-20db1b9b5115`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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