republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3609.md

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Bill	Teacher salaries	A JOINT RESOLUTION TO RESTORE TEACHER STEP INCREASES THAT WERE SUSPENDED BY ACT 135 OF 2020 DUE TO FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 VIRUS, BY APPROPRIATING FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVIDE FOR TEACHER STEP INCREASES FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3609	South Carolina H 3609 (2021-2022)	joint resolution		enacted	Allison Anderson B. Newton Ballentine Blackwell Bradley Calhoon Davis G.M. Smith Govan Haddon Henegan Herbkersman Hixon Huggins Jefferson K.O. Johnson Lucas M.M. Smith Magnuson McGarry Morgan Murray Oremus R. Williams Taylor W. Newton Weeks Wheeler Whitmire Wooten Yow	8	29	4	2021-01-12	2021-03-16	openstates	ocd-bill/d89cbb87-bf41-4810-b886-a411097f637b	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3609&session=124&summary=B	2e675d8723557f722d776edd6a880f59711863975f1ed8266311b2947910ce52	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3609 (2021-2022) — Teacher salaries

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO RESTORE TEACHER STEP INCREASES THAT WERE SUSPENDED BY ACT 135 OF 2020 DUE TO FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 VIRUS, BY APPROPRIATING FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS TO PROVIDE FOR TEACHER STEP INCREASES FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 1/26/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 1/28/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 2/2/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/3/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 3/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
8. 3/5/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Joint Resolution — 118–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 120–0 (pass) · lower
• Table Amendment 2 — 113–3 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• Anderson — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Ballentine — primary (person)
• Blackwell — primary (person)
• Bradley — primary (person)
• Calhoon — primary (person)
• Davis — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Govan — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Henegan — primary (person)
• Herbkersman — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• Jefferson — primary (person)
• K.O. Johnson — primary (person)
• Lucas — primary (person)
• M.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Magnuson — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• Morgan — primary (person)
• Murray — primary (person)
• Oremus — primary (person)
• R. Williams — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• W. Newton — primary (person)
• Weeks — primary (person)
• Wheeler — primary (person)
• Whitmire — primary (person)
• Wooten — primary (person)
• Yow — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 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 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
• 2021-01-14 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ballentine, Wooten, Calhoon
• 2021-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry, M.M.Smith, Yow
• 2021-01-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-01-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson, R.Williams, Wheeler, K.O.Johnson, Haddon, Magnuson, Morgan, Henegan, B.Newton
• 2021-01-27 24 hour point of order
• 2021-01-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson, Govan, Murray, Davis, Hixon, Taylor, Oremus, Blackwell, W.Newton, Herbkersman, Bradley, Weeks
• 2021-01-28 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-01-28 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-01-28 Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0
• 2021-02-02 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-02-02 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-02-03 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-03 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2021-03-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-04 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-04 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2021-03-04 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
• 2021-03-05 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-03-05 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2021-03-10 Roll call Yeas-120 Nays-0
• 2021-03-11 Ratified R 10
• 2021-03-11 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-03-16 Effective date 03/11/2021
• 2021-03-16 Act No. 3

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d89cbb87-bf41-4810-b886-a411097f637b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).