---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transfer of funds to SC Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND SECTION 1-11-705(I)(2) OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 RELATING TO A TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE TRUST FUND. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3481"
citation: "South Carolina H 3481 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["G.M. Smith"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-12-16"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6221cba5-7ff8-4495-af5e-71e484f77758"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3481&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "40ecf29fe540771cf0f798cd414e4061875d00a779c8b42a2fd8d772c09b1d5a"
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 3481 (2021-2022) — Transfer of funds to SC Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND SECTION 1-11-705(I)(2) OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021 RELATING TO A TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE TRUST FUND. - 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/3481.htm)
2. **1/13/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3481_20210113.htm)
3. **1/14/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3481_20210114.htm)
4. **1/15/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3481_20210115.htm)
5. **1/21/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3481_20210121.htm)
6. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3481_20201216.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- G.M. Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-16** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-13** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-01-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-14** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-0
- **2021-01-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-01-15** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-19** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-19** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Committee report: Favorable Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-01-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-01-21** Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-0
- **2021-01-21** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2021-01-22** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-27** Ratified R 1
- **2021-01-29** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-03** Effective date 01/29/21
- **2021-07-02** Act No. 96

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6221cba5-7ff8-4495-af5e-71e484f77758`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).