---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCRS, earning limitations"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A RETURN TO FIVE-DAY, IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR THE 2020-2021 AND 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEARS, TO SUSPEND THE EARNINGS LIMITATION UNDER CERTAIN TERMS AND FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING DUAL-MODALITY INSTRUCTION FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "S 704"
citation: "South Carolina S 704 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hembree", "Malloy", "Massey"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-25"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c09f79d-3a4f-4cb9-8665-2c530957c049"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=704&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "ffc126b0a8ee2ff43df581273d339ffd857770281bfc49bc44aaa943abf199c8"
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 S 704 (2021-2022) — SCRS, earning limitations

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A RETURN TO FIVE-DAY, IN-PERSON CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR THE 2020-2021 AND 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEARS, TO SUSPEND THE EARNINGS LIMITATION UNDER CERTAIN TERMS AND FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING DUAL-MODALITY INSTRUCTION FOR THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR. - 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/704.htm)
2. **3/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/704_20210325.htm)
3. **3/25/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/704_20210325a.htm)
4. **3/31/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/704_20210331.htm)
5. **4/13/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/704_20210413.htm)
6. **4/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/704_20210414.htm)
7. **4/20/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/704_20210420.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **106–7** (pass) · lower
- to adopt — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- 3rd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hembree — primary (person)
- Malloy — primary (person)
- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-25** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2021-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2021-04-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-7
- **2021-04-15** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** House amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-04-20** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2021-04-20** Returned to House with amendments
- **2021-04-21** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-21** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
- **2021-04-22** Ratified R 33
- **2021-04-23** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-26** Effective date 04/22/21
- **2021-07-02** Act No. 102

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0c09f79d-3a4f-4cb9-8665-2c530957c049`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).