S 233 — Sexually Violent Predator Act

16,15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 233Indicates 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 44-48-30,12-37-250, RELATING TO DEFINITIONSTHE OFHOMESTEAD TERMSPROPERTY USEDTAX INEXEMPTION ALLOWED FOR PERSONS WHO ARE OVER THE "SEXUALLYAGE VIOLENTOF PREDATORSIXTY-FIVE ACT,"YEARS, DISABLED, OR LEGALLY BLIND, SO AS TO REDEFINEINCREASE "LIKELYTHE TOEXEMPTION ENGAGEAMOUNT INFROM ACTSTHE OFFIRST SEXUALFIFTY VIOLENCE."THOUSAND  DOLLARS BeTO itTHE enactedFIRST byONE theHUNDRED GeneralTHOUSAND AssemblyDOLLARS ofOF theTHE StateFAIR ofMARKET SouthVALUE Carolina:OF THE HOMESTEAD;

 AND BY REPEALING SECTION 1. 12-37-245 SectionRELATING 44-48-30(9)TO ofAN theOBSOLETE S.C.REFERENCE TO THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

  SECTION 1.  Section 12-37-250(A)(1) of the S.C.

      (9)(A)(1) "LikelyThe tofirst engagefifty inone actshundred ofthousand sexualdollars violence"of meansthe thatfair amarket personvalue is predisposedperson's propensity to engage incommit acts of sexualthe violencedwelling andplace more probably than not will engage in acts of sexuala violenceperson tois suchexempt afrom degreeiscounty, ofmunicipal, suchschool, aand degreespecial asassessment toreal poseestate aproperty menacetaxes towhen the healthperson: and safety of others.

            SECTION(i) 2. has Thisbeen acta takesresident effectof uponthis approvalState byfor at least one year and has reached the Governor.age of sixty-five years on or before December thirty-first;

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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.

  SECTION 2.  Section 12-37-245 of the S.C.

Code is repealed.

  SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and first applies to property tax years beginning after 2024.

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