South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

H 4580 — Property Tax Exemption

Last action — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Teeple, Schuessler

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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.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    9 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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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 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS ON THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REACHED AGE SEVENTY.

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2025-2026 Bill 4580 Text of Previous Version (Dec.
17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 4580Indicates 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 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS ON THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REACHED AGE SEVENTY.
  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) to the extent not already exempt pursuant to Section 12-37-250, one hundred percent of the value of a property that qualifies as a legal residence pursuant to Section 12-43-220(c)(1) and is owned by an individual who has reached the age of seventy 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: Teeple, Schuessler

  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 (9)

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Not signed on (161)

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4580 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 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS ON THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE REACHED AGE SEVENTY.
Who sponsors H 4580?
H 4580 is sponsored by Representative Joseph M. "Joe" Bustos, Representative Gil Gatch, Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope, Representative Melissa Lackey Oremus, Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley, Representative David Martin, Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White, Representative James E. Teeple, and Carla M. Schuessler (Republican).
What is the current status of H 4580?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced December 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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