Trap placement
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-555, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT, SO AS TO PROHIBIT TRAPS IN THE WATERS OF THE GENERAL TRAWL ZONE WHEN THESE WATERS ARE OPEN TO TRAWLING FOR SHRIMP; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2540, RELATING TO TRAPPING SEASON OF FURBEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR TRAPPING FURBEARING ANIMALS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND TO ALLOW FOR THE YEAR ROUND TRAPPING OF BEAVERS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
May 2022
Introduced Feb 16, 2022
Signed May 16, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2022 · House Apr 6, 2022
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 45
May 3, 2022
D
Democratic15
66% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 16, 2022
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2022
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 10, 2022
Introduced
Returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 10, 2022
Amended
Senate amendment amended
lower
May 4, 2022
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 3, 2022
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 3, 2022
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-6)
senate
Apr 26, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 7, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 6, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-1-10)
house
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Russell Ott
DDemocratic
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