SC Senate advances bill cutting property taxes for seniors. Income taxes are up next.

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,199

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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COLUMBIA — Seniors could get bigger property tax breaks based on how long they’ve lived in South Carolina under a bill the Senate unanimously advanced this week.

Still pending is a plan to cut income taxes for some residents, which the House passed last year. The Senate will return to that bill Tuesday, likely with debate centered around whether the Senate’s version should go even further than what the House passed.

Senators …

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