H 3872 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hunting Heritage Protect Act

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "HUNTING HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PROHIBIT DECISIONS BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN ANY NET LOSS OF DEPARTMENT-MANAGED LAND FOR HUNTING. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026 · House Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

42–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 45

Apr 29, 2026

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican33

31 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 15, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)

senate

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Feb 27, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (106-0-12)

house

Feb 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors