---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waived school days"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY WAIVE MAKEUP DAYS IN ADDITION TO THE THREE DAYS FORGIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 59-1-425 BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ANY DAYS MISSED DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE OF SNOW, EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO CLOSE; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOINT RESOLUTION APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 59-1-425 OR ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REQUEST A WAIVER FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 3929"
citation: "South Carolina H 3929 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Jefferson", "R. Williams"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-07"
last_action: "2019-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1dea6314-60f2-49f9-8e17-39c92f99847b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3929&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "fcdb5be00ccc790cf6665596bb23643e7f4a60f73587115d849c10a821b8d0ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3929 (2019-2020) — Waived school days

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR, LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY WAIVE MAKEUP DAYS IN ADDITION TO THE THREE DAYS FORGIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 59-1-425 BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ANY DAYS MISSED DURING THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR BECAUSE OF SNOW, EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS, OR OTHER DISRUPTIONS REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO CLOSE; AND TO PROVIDE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS JOINT RESOLUTION APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 59-1-425 OR ANOTHER PROVISION OF LAW THAT REQUIRES SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REQUEST A WAIVER FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/3929.htm)
2. **2/7/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3929_20190207.htm)
3. **2/7/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3929_20190207a.htm)
4. **3/21/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3929_20190321.htm)
5. **3/28/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3929_20190328.htm)
6. **3/29/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3929_20190329.htm)
7. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/3929_20190409.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **82–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **38–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Jefferson — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-07** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-12** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Jefferson
- **2019-02-12** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-02-12** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2019-02-13** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Committee on Education `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-03-28** Committee report: Favorable Education `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-29** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-1
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2019-04-11** Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-0
- **2019-04-25** Ratified R 42
- **2019-04-26** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Effective date 04/26/19
- **2019-07-10** Act No. 100

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1dea6314-60f2-49f9-8e17-39c92f99847b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).