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A96, R1, H3481

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. G.M. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11124dg21.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 989, 4815

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Introduced in the Senate on January 19, 2021
Last Amended on January 14, 2021
Passed by the General Assembly on January 22, 2021
Governor's Action: January 29, 2021, Signed

Summary: Transfer of funds to SC Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/16/2020  House   Prefiled
  12/16/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
   1/12/2021  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 207)
   1/12/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means 
                        (House Journal-page 207)
   1/13/2021  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means (House Journal-page 2)
   1/14/2021  House   Amended (House Journal-page 568)
   1/14/2021  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 568)
   1/14/2021  House   Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 568)
   1/15/2021          Scrivener's error corrected
   1/15/2021  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
   1/19/2021  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 1)
   1/19/2021  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 1)
   1/19/2021  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 1)
   1/21/2021  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 9)
   1/21/2021  Senate  Roll call Ayes-34  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 9)
   1/21/2021  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (Senate Journal-page 9)
   1/22/2021  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 1)
   1/27/2021          Ratified R  1
   1/29/2021          Signed By Governor
    2/3/2021          Effective date  01/29/21
    7/2/2021          Act No.  96

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/16/2020
1/13/2021
1/14/2021
1/15/2021
1/21/2021

(A96, R1, H3481)

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.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Suspension of transfer from Employee Insurance Program

SECTION    1.    (A)    The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that in light of the uncertainty regarding the expenses that may be incurred by the state's employee health insurance program as a result of the public health emergency associated with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the provisions of Section 1-11-705(I)(2) of the 1976 Code are suspended for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.

(B)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during Fiscal Year 2020-2021, funds that would otherwise have been transferred to the South Carolina Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund from the operating account for the state's employee health insurance program pursuant to Section 1-11-705(I)(2) may remain in the operating account for the state's employee health insurance program.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of January, 2021.

Approved the 29th day of January, 2021.

This web page was last updated on January 19, 2022 at 3:57 PM