---
type: "Bill"
title: "COVID-19 vaccine administration, podiatrists"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PODIATRISTS TO ADMINISTER PREMEASURED DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3900"
citation: "South Carolina H 3900 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith", "Herbkersman", "Howard", "Weeks"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05205a72-64cb-43b1-9b91-ad91c2e494dd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3900&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "4807ffae00776b17209c3a61ed38eb1c822971099ec68cab5d4ca68f69171ab1"
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 3900 (2021-2022) — COVID-19 vaccine administration, podiatrists

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PODIATRISTS TO ADMINISTER PREMEASURED DOSES OF THE COVID-19 VACCINE. - 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/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3900.htm)
2. **2/16/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3900_20210216.htm)
3. **2/16/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3900_20210216a.htm)
4. **2/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3900_20210217.htm)
5. **3/10/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3900_20210310.htm)
6. **3/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3900_20210304.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Herbkersman — primary (person)
- Howard — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-17** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- **2021-02-18** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** Polled out of committee Medical Affairs
- **2021-03-04** Committee report: Favorable Medical Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2021-03-11** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-03-17** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
- **2021-04-08** Ratified R 22
- **2021-04-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15** Effective date 04/12/21
- **2021-07-02** Act No. 100

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/05205a72-64cb-43b1-9b91-ad91c2e494dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).