South Carolina H 4690: Childhood Vaccinations

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2025-2026 Bill 4690 Text of Previous Version (Dec. 17, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4690

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 12-37-250, RELATING TO THE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION ALLOWED FOR 
PERSONS WHO ARE OVER THE AGE OF SIXTY-FIVE YEARS, DISABLED, OR LEGALLY BLIND, 
SO AS TO INCREASE THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT FROM THE FIRST FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS TO 
THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS OF THE FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THE 
HOMESTEAD; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 12-37-245 RELATING TO AN OBSOLETE 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. Code is amended to 
read:

 (A)(1) The first fifty 
one hundred 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 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.

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12-37-245 of the S.C. Code is repealed.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 2025.

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