S 575 South Carolina Senate · 2019-2020 Regular Session

Hunting and taking of wild turkey

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-544, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WILD TURKEY HUNTING AND TRANSPORTATION TAGS, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "WILD TURKEY TRANSPORTATION TAGS" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "WILD TURKEY TAG", TO PROVIDE THE TAG WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED AT NO COST, AND TO REVISE THE NUMBER OF TAGS RESIDENTS AND NONRESIDENTS MAY OBTAIN OR POSSESS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-580, RELATING TO THE SEASON FOR THE HUNTING AND TAKING OF MALE WILD TURKEY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND, BAG LIMITS, AND AN ANNUAL REPORT, SO AS TO REVISE THE SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TAKING A MALE WILD TURKEY, TO REVISE THE BAG LIMITS, TO DELETE THE PROVISION ESTABLISHING YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF FEMALE WILD TURKEYS, AND TO DELETE AN OBSOLETE PROVISION; BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-590 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF PRIVILEGES, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND TAGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE GENERATED FROM RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT WILD TURKEY TAGS SHALL BE USED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-640 SO AS TO PROVIDE FEES FOR WILD TURKEY TAGS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-546 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTRONIC HARVEST REPORTING SYSTEM, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING THE HARVEST OF A WILD TURKEY; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-1120, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM ESTABLISHED FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW, SO AS TO PROVIDE FAILING TO REPORT THE HARVEST OF WILD TURKEY IS A SIX POINT VIOLATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 50-11-520 RELATING TO WILD TURKEY SEASON AND THE DECLARATION OF OPEN OR CLOSED SEASONS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 7 OF ACT 41 OF 2015 RELATING TO THE HUNTING AND TAKING OF WILD TURKEY. - ratified title
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Feb 27, 2019 Signed May 16, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2019 · House May 8, 2019

How they voted

380
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 2, 2019
D Democratic14
14 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican24
23 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 16, 2019
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 8, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-7)
house
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors