Harvest reporting
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-546, RELATING TO ELECTRONIC HARVEST REPORTING, SO AS TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO BIG GAMES SPECIES AND TO OUTLINE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PERSON WHO TAKES A BIG GAME CARCASS FOR PROCESSING AND OF THE PROCESSOR; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-320, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF TAGS FOR HUNTING AND TAKING DEER, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE ELECTRONIC HARVEST REPORTING SYSTEM; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-390, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITY OF GAME ZONES, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO THE ELECTRONIC HARVEST REPORTING SYSTEM; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-1120, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO BIG GAME SPECIES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 10, 2023
Signed May 19, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 10, 2023 · House Feb 7, 2023
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 43
May 10, 2023
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
9
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 19, 2023
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Feb 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Feb 7, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (112-0-10)
house
Feb 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
P
Roger Nutt
RRepublican
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