H 4477 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Heirs' property

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HEIRS' PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 12-37-3150, RELATING TO DETERMINING WHEN AN ASSESSABLE TRANSFER OF INTEREST OCCURS, SO AS TO EXCLUDE TRANSFERS MADE TO QUALIFIED FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLEAR THE TITLE OF HEIRS' PROPERTY. - RATIFIED TITLE

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced May 1, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2026 · House Apr 23, 2026

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

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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 with amendment Finance

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to Committee on Finance

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 23, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (100-0-14)

house

Apr 21, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means

lower

May 1, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

lower

May 1, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors