---
type: "Bill"
title: "Continuing Resolution"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2024-2025 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 4720"
citation: "South Carolina H 4720 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bannister"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-09"
last_action: "2024-07-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa12e726-8bca-421b-85cb-e905175f776a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4720&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "09d969d5972d3a58c0deb82dca621846f4b3066ac333abcf5894db1332c2501a"
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 4720 (2023-2024) — Continuing Resolution

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF STATE GOVERNMENT IF THE 2024-2025 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/4720.htm)
2. **01/09/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4720_20240109.htm)
3. **01/09/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4720_20240109a.htm)
4. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4720_20240228.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bannister — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-09** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-01-10** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-01-11** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-01-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-11** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-19** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-19** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-03-20** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 162
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 07/01/24
- **2024-07-23** Act No. 228

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa12e726-8bca-421b-85cb-e905175f776a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).