H 3841 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Property tax

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 12-43-220, RELATING TO ASSESSMENT RATIOS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, PROPERTY RECEIVING THE FOUR PERCENT ASSESSMENT RATIO SHALL CONTINUE AT FOUR PERCENT WHEN THE OWNER DIES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 12-37-460 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS SHALL CONTINUE TO APPLY WHEN THE OWNER DIES. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

42–0

Passed

Total votes 42

May 6, 2026

D Democratic12

12 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

30 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 15, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 13, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

May 6, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-0)

senate

May 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Finance

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 8, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (102-0-16)

house

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors