South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

H 3374 — Homestead exemption

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow

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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-250, RELATING TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, INSTEAD OF ONE YEAR, TO OBTAIN THE EXEMPTION.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill H 3374 changes the requirement for eligibility for the Homestead Exemption for the elderly and disabled in South Carolina. Previously, applicants only needed to be residents of the state for one year; now they must be residents for at least five years. This change aims to ensure that only those who have established a longer-term commitment to the state benefit from the tax exemption, which could impact the financial relief available to new residents.

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2025-2026 Bill 3374 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
06, 2024) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 3374Indicates 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 12-37-250, RELATING TO the HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, INSTEAD OF ONE YEAR, TO OBTAIN THE EXEMPTION.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 12-37-250(A)(1) and (2) of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      (1) The first fifty thousand dollars of the fair market value of the dwelling place of a person is exempt from county, municipal, school, and special assessment real estate property taxes when the person:
           (i) has been a resident of this State for at least one year five years and has reached the age of sixty-five years on or before December thirty-first;
           (ii) has been classified as totally and permanently disabled by a state or federal agency having the function of classifying persons;  or            (iii) is legally blind as defined in Section 43-25-20, preceding the tax year in which the exemption is claimed and holds complete fee simple title or a life estate to the dwelling place.  A person claiming to be totally and permanently disabled, but who has not been classified by one of the agencies, may apply to the state agency of Vocational Rehabilitation.
The agency shall make an evaluation of the person using its own standards.
       (2) The exemption includes the dwelling place when jointly owned in complete fee simple or life estate by husband and wife, and either has reached sixty-five years of age, or is totally and permanently disabled, or legally blind pursuant to this section, before January first of the tax year in which the exemption is claimed, and either has been a resident of the State for one year five years.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow

  2. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

  3. Introduced and read first time

  4. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 3374 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-250, RELATING TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS, INSTEAD OF ONE YEAR, TO OBTAIN THE EXEMPTION.
Who sponsors H 3374?
H 3374 is sponsored by Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative Cody T. Mitchell, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, and Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow.
What is the current status of H 3374?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 05, 2024. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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