Deer tags
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-650, RELATING TO DEER HUNTING, SO AS TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF DEER TAGS ISSUED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Signed May 18, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026 · House Apr 14, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 41
May 13, 2026
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican30
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 18, 2026
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 14, 2026
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-1-10)
house
Apr 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Jason Luck
DDemocratic
P
Patrick Haddon
RRepublican
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