South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 4598 — Property Tax Exemption

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Ford

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

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Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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  • In Committee

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  • 11 sponsors

    11 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

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 FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR ONE PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE.

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17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4598Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 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 FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR ONE PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 12-37-220(B) of the S.C.
Code is amended by adding:
      (54) one personal motor vehicle owned or leased by an individual who has reached the age of sixty-five years on or before December thirty-first.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to property tax years after 2025.
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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Ford

  2. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White

  3. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  4. Introduced and read first time

  5. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  6. Prefiled

Sponsors

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Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4598 do?
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 FOR AN EXEMPTION FOR ONE PERSONAL MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED OR LEASED BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS REACHED THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE.
Who sponsors H 4598?
H 4598 is sponsored by Representative Harriet A. Holman, Representative John R. McCravy III, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative William "Bill" Clyburn, Representative Sarita L. Edgerton, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative Gary S. Brewer, Jr., and Representative Greg Ford.
What is the current status of H 4598?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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