republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3899.md

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Bill	Exceptional needs tax credit	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3790, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILD TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT THE PUBLIC CHARITY MAY EXPEND FOR ADMINISTRATION COSTS TO FIVE PERCENT, TO ALLOW THE FUND AND INDIVIDUALS TO CARRY FORWARD CREDITS AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT A TAXPAYER MAY CLAIM AS A PERCENTAGE OF TAX LIABILITY, TO REMOVE A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT TEST SCORES IN ITS APPLICATION, AND TO INCREASE THE CREDIT AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS AMONG CREDITS SO LONG AS THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT IS NOT EXCEEDED. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3899	South Carolina H 3899 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	B. Cox B. Newton Bannister Bennett Burns Daning Elliott Erickson Fry G.R. Smith Haddon Herbkersman Hixon Huggins McGarry Morgan Stringer Taylor Willis	9	26	3	2021-02-16	2021-06-01	openstates	ocd-bill/4b8e8265-24e9-4c16-a4c6-02d9a2fda6c3	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3899&session=124&summary=B	84b3be30f131b897b5210589654f3639ea28171f3f3f67cf2a29cc7a37fec7f3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3899 (2021-2022) — Exceptional needs tax credit

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 12-6-3790, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILD TAX CREDIT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT THE PUBLIC CHARITY MAY EXPEND FOR ADMINISTRATION COSTS TO FIVE PERCENT, TO ALLOW THE FUND AND INDIVIDUALS TO CARRY FORWARD CREDITS AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT A TAXPAYER MAY CLAIM AS A PERCENTAGE OF TAX LIABILITY, TO REMOVE A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A SCHOOL TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL STUDENT TEST SCORES IN ITS APPLICATION, AND TO INCREASE THE CREDIT AUTHORIZATION AMOUNTS AMONG CREDITS SO LONG AS THE TOTAL AUTHORIZATION AMOUNT IS NOT EXCEEDED. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/16/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/18/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/19/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/7/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/8/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/11/2021 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/5/2021 (committee substitute) — source
9. 5/6/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Concur in Senate Amendments — 106–1 (pass) · lower
• 3rd Reading — 44–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 98–1 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• B. Cox — primary (person)
• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Bannister — primary (person)
• Bennett — primary (person)
• Burns — primary (person)
• Daning — primary (person)
• Elliott — primary (person)
• Erickson — primary (person)
• Fry — primary (person)
• G.R. Smith — primary (person)
• Haddon — primary (person)
• Herbkersman — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Huggins — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• Morgan — primary (person)
• Stringer — primary (person)
• Taylor — primary (person)
• Willis — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-16 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-16 Referred to Committee on Ways and Means referral-committee
• 2021-03-02 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins
• 2021-03-18 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-19 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-04-06 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, McGarry, Fry
• 2021-04-06 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Robinson, Brawley, Govan, Pendarvis, Gilliard, McDaniel, Matthews, King, Elliott, GR Smith, Anderson, Dillard, Henegan, Willis, Trantham, Jones, Stringer, Bennett, Morgan, Ott, Erickson, Herbkersman, Crawford, Hosey, JL Johnson, Rivers, S Williams, Garvin, Rose, KO Johnson, Jefferson
• 2021-04-07 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-04-07 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-04-07 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-1
• 2021-04-08 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-04-08 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-04-08 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2021-04-08 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-05-05 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-06 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-05-11 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-05-12 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
• 2021-05-12 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1
• 2021-05-13 Ratified R 95
• 2021-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-06-01 Effective date 05/17/21
• 2021-06-01 Act No. 79

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4b8e8265-24e9-4c16-a4c6-02d9a2fda6c3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).