South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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A243, R123, H4815

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Rep. G.M. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11314dg22.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 989, 3481

Introduced in the House on January 19, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2022
Passed by the General Assembly on January 28, 2022
Governor's Action: February 1, 2022, Signed

Summary: Transfer of funds to Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/19/2022  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference (House Journal-page 7)
   1/20/2022  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 9)
   1/20/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 9)
   1/20/2022  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 10)
   1/21/2022  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 1)
   1/25/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   1/25/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance (Senate Journal-page 8)
   1/26/2022  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Finance 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   1/27/2022  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   1/27/2022  Senate  Roll call Ayes-37  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 11)
   1/27/2022  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (Senate Journal-page 11)
   1/28/2022  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 1)
    2/1/2022          Ratified R  123 (Senate Journal-page 24)
    2/1/2022          Signed By Governor
   2/15/2022          Effective date  02/01/22
   7/25/2022          Act No.  243

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/19/2022
1/19/2022-A
1/26/2022

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A243, R123, H4815)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO SUSPEND SECTION 1-11-705(I)(2), CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 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 2021-2022.

(B)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during Fiscal Year 2021-2022, 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 1st day of February, 2022.

Approved the 1st day of February, 2022.

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