---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing Resolution"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2023-2024 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: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4299"
citation: "South Carolina H 4299 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister", "G.M. Smith", "Hiott", "Pope", "Rutherford"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-06"
last_action: "2023-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a1a0f8f-8174-453f-9a5b-6d5a5e63fc50"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4299&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "10c0b8eb2446ea5d38006f9b7341438d892559c0dd43b7d63afe2e69d1e1eab6"
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 4299 (2023-2024) — Continuing Resolution

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2023-2024 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4299.htm)
2. **04/06/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4299_20230406.htm)
3. **05/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4299_20230502.htm)
4. **05/04/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4299_20230504.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **102–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bannister — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Rutherford — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-06** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-09** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2023-05-23** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Ratified R 89
- **2023-05-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-05** Effective date 07/01/23
- **2023-07-06** Act No. 85

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a1a0f8f-8174-453f-9a5b-6d5a5e63fc50`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).