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H. 4614
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. B. Cox, White, Wooten, Caskey, Elliott, T. Moore, G.R. Smith, M.M. Smith, Bennett, Ballentine, Jones, Morgan, McCabe, Blackwell, Oremus, Atkinson, Davis, Kirby, B. Newton, Willis, Taylor, Hill, W. Cox, Garvin and Fry
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Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on April 7, 2022
Last Amended on April 6, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
Summary: Wildlife Management Areas
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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11/17/2021 House Prefiled
11/17/2021 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs
1/11/2022 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 70)
1/11/2022 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 70)
1/26/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Morgan, McCabe,
Blackwell, Oremus, Atkinson, Davis, Kirby, B.Newton,
Willis
2/10/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Hill
2/16/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox
2/17/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
3/31/2022 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture,
Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 24)
4/5/2022 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, McDaniel, King,
Brawley, Govan, Hosey, S Williams, Bernstien, Wetmore,
Henderson-Myers (House Journal-page 19)
4/6/2022 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
4/6/2022 House Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Bamberg, Hosey,
Govan, Wetmore, King, S Williams, Henderson-Meyrs
(House Journal-page 71)
4/6/2022 House Amended (House Journal-page 135)
4/6/2022 House Roll call Yeas-57 Nays-13 (House Journal-page 137)
4/6/2022 House Reconsidered (House Journal-page 138)
4/6/2022 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 138)
4/6/2022 House Read second time (House Journal-page 159)
4/6/2022 House Roll call Yeas-65 Nays-38 (House Journal-page 159)
4/7/2022 House Read third time and sent to Senate
4/7/2022 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
4/7/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 8)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
AMENDED
April 6, 2022
H. 4614
Introduced by Reps. B. Cox, White, Wooten, Caskey, Elliott, T. Moore, G.R. Smith, M.M. Smith, Bennett, Ballentine, Jones, Morgan, McCabe, Blackwell, Oremus, Atkinson, Davis, Kirby, B. Newton, Willis, Taylor, Hill, W. Cox, Garvin and Fry
S. Printed 4/6/22--H.
Read the first time January 11, 2022.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO HUNT ON A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA TO HUNT ON A SUNDAY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, the Department of Natural Resources shall:
(1) propose the repeal of S.C. Regulation 123-40 General Regulation 2.5; and
(2) allow Sunday hunting on wildlife management area lands owned by the department or leased from the USDA Forest Service, subject to regulations promulgated by the department.
SECTION 2. Final regulations required in Section 1 must be filed for General Assembly review no later than December 31, 2022.
SECTION 3. (A) A regulation submission by the Department of Natural Resources dealing with Sunday Hunting shall be referred to the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.
(B) Only after receiving a majority vote approving the regulation by the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee may the regulation be sent to the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.
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