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H4608 • 2026

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-43-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LEGAL RESIDENCES INCLUDES CERTAIN DWELLINGS LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY AND INCLUDING THOSE OCCUPIED BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE OWNER OF THE INTEREST.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-43-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LEGAL RESIDENCES INCLUDES CERTAIN DWELLINGS LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY AND INCLUDING THOSE OCCUPIED BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE OWNER OF THE INTEREST.

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Reps. Kilmartin, Pope and Edgerton
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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-43-220, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATIONS AND ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LEGAL RESIDENCES INCLUDES CERTAIN DWELLINGS LOCATED ON THE SAME PROPERTY AND INCLUDING THOSE OCCUPIED BY IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE OWNER OF THE INTEREST.