---
type: "Bill"
title: "Emergency Rental Assistance Program"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS DISBURSED TO THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL \"CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021\" FOR THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FUNDS MUST BE DISTRIBUTED; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MAY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE PARTIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES RELATED TO CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDITS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSING FINANCING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS AND LANDLORDS ARE AWARE OF THE PROGRAM. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3770"
citation: "South Carolina H 3770 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley", "Dillard", "Erickson", "G.M. Smith", "Hewitt", "Stavrinakis", "W. Newton", "Weeks", "Wetmore", "Wheeler"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/856c8b6c-cbe1-4333-af30-0cc4480b3ffd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3770&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "64930aba23d430eefc37d8e11d649cdf6adf7ddb67648f97f723e00d18053ea5"
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 3770 (2021-2022) — Emergency Rental Assistance Program

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS DISBURSED TO THE STATE PURSUANT TO THE FEDERAL "CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021" FOR THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TO CREATE THE SOUTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND TO PROVIDE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE FUNDS MUST BE DISTRIBUTED; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES MAY CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE PARTIES TO PROVIDE SERVICES RELATED TO CERTAIN FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDITS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE HOUSING FINANCING AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SHALL TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS TO ENSURE THAT ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS AND LANDLORDS ARE AWARE OF THE PROGRAM. - 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/3770.htm)
2. **1/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3770_20210128.htm)
3. **3/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3770_20210317.htm)
4. **3/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3770_20210302.htm)
5. **3/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3770_20210324.htm)
6. **3/25/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3770_20210325.htm)
7. **3/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3770_20210304.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Joint Resolution — **96–14** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **90–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bradley — primary (person)
- Dillard — primary (person)
- Erickson — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Hewitt — primary (person)
- Stavrinakis — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Weeks — primary (person)
- Wetmore — primary (person)
- Wheeler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stavrinakis, Wetmore, Weeks, Hewitt
- **2021-03-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-03** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wheeler, Erickson, Bradley, W.Newton
- **2021-03-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Dillard
- **2021-03-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-04** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill and May
- **2021-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-04** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-14
- **2021-03-09** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Committee on Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2021-03-25** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Reconsider vote whereby read third time and returned with amendments
- **2021-03-25** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-15** Ratified R 26
- **2021-04-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** Effective date 04/16/21
- **2021-04-21** Act No. 17

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/856c8b6c-cbe1-4333-af30-0cc4480b3ffd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).