---
type: "Bill"
title: "COVID-19; funding for DHEC"
description: "AN ACT TO MAKE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 TO THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET OFFICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR THE STATE'S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4014"
citation: "South Carolina H 4014 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon", "Johnson", "R. Williams", "Tallon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-02-19"
last_action: "2020-03-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/708d27a4-8136-4521-b7c6-ebf991e69369"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4014&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "554149d31764c01901b3170805ec7e3a048617dda4c5f84cc20581b402f49acd"
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 4014 (2019-2020) — COVID-19; funding for DHEC

AN ACT TO MAKE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 TO THE EXECUTIVE BUDGET OFFICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR THE STATE'S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS. - 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/4014.htm)
2. **2/19/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4014_20190219.htm)
3. **3/17/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4014_20200317.htm)
4. **3/18/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4014_20200318.htm)
5. **3/27/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4014_20190327.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **101–2** (pass) · lower
- Table Amendment 1 — **106–6** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **119–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hixon — primary (person)
- Johnson — primary (person)
- R. Williams — primary (person)
- Tallon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams
- **2019-04-02** Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-3-19
- **2019-04-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-2
- **2019-04-04** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2019-04-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-17** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-03-17** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2020-03-17** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2020-03-18** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2020-03-18** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-19** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2020-03-19** Roll call Yeas-119 Nays-0
- **2020-03-19** Ratified R 129
- **2020-03-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-19** Effective date 03/19/20
- **2020-03-19** Act No. 116

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/708d27a4-8136-4521-b7c6-ebf991e69369`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).