republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-3608.md

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type	title	description	jurisdiction	legislature	session	identifier	citation	classification	subjects	status	primary_sponsors	version_count	action_count	vote_count	first_action	last_action	source	source_identifier	source_url	source_hash	vintage	source_snapshot	retrieved_at	confidence	tags
Bill	Charter School District, funding	A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS A FUNDING SHORTFALL FOR THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTING ACT 135 OF 2020 DUE TO FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 VIRUS, BY APPROPRIATING NINE MILLION DOLLARS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE, FOR PER PUPIL FUNDING FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3608	South Carolina H 3608 (2021-2022)	joint resolution		enacted	Allison G.M. Smith Lucas McGarry Whitmire	8	24	3	2021-01-12	2021-03-18	openstates	ocd-bill/fa60e347-16c0-4b2d-99bb-5f91064d642b	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3608&session=124&summary=B	5ff845b49541e518c94c8d1df622ec7a49e4083ec217e443a7f209db2b0304d3	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3608 (2021-2022) — Charter School District, funding

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS A FUNDING SHORTFALL FOR THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A RESULT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENACTING ACT 135 OF 2020 DUE TO FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTIES CAUSED BY THE COVID-19 VIRUS, BY APPROPRIATING NINE MILLION DOLLARS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT, INCLUDING THE CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE, FOR PER PUPIL FUNDING 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. 1/27/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 1/28/2021 (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

• 2nd Reading — 43–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Joint Resolution — 107–5 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 117–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Allison — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Lucas — primary (person)
• McGarry — primary (person)
• Whitmire — 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
• 2021-01-26 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGarry
• 2021-01-26 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and Means committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-01-27 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-01-27 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-01-27 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-5
• 2021-01-28 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2021-01-28 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-01-28 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-01-28 Referred to Committee on Finance referral-committee
• 2021-03-03 Committee report: Favorable Finance committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-04 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-03-04 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-04 Roll call Ayes-43 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-117 Nays-0
• 2021-03-11 Ratified R 9
• 2021-03-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-03-18 Effective date 03/16/21
• 2021-03-18 Act No. 8

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fa60e347-16c0-4b2d-99bb-5f91064d642b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).