---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing Resolution"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR THAT YEAR IN EFFECT, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "H 4413"
citation: "South Carolina H 4413 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith", "Lucas", "Rutherford", "Simrill", "Stavrinakis"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a6b5328-e7ee-47db-9b79-65e2a0433f3f"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4413&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "d4dd18ec829a9a187bb8fce1e85455b3af09dbd4211ea7d870721ed764efbd73"
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 4413 (2019-2020) — Continuing Resolution

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS WITHOUT A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR THAT YEAR IN EFFECT, AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS. - 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/4413.htm)
2. **4/30/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4413_20190430.htm)
3. **4/4/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4413_20190404.htm)
4. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4413_20190409.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **104–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Lucas — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)
- Simrill — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stavrinakis
- **2019-04-09** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2019-04-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-17** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-07** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2019-05-08** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-09** Ratified R 61
- **2019-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-16** Effective date 07/01/19
- **2019-07-10** Act No. 93

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1a6b5328-e7ee-47db-9b79-65e2a0433f3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).