South Carolina House Bill 3538

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: Passed on May 26 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-26 - Act No. 65
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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

Harvest reporting

Rep. William Hixon [R]	Rep. Roger Nutt [R]	Rep. Patrick Haddon [R]	Rep. Roger Kirby [D]
Rep. Cally Forrest [R]

2023-05-11 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 106 N: 0 NV: 13 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2023-05-10 - Senate - Senate: 3rd Reading (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-02-07 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 112 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-26		Act No. 65
2023-05-26		Effective date 07/01/24
2023-05-19		Signed By Governor
2023-05-17		Ratified R 81
2023-05-11	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
2023-05-11	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2023-05-10	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
2023-05-10	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2023-05-10	Senate	Amended
2023-05-10	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2023-05-09	Senate	Read second time
2023-05-05		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-05-03	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
2023-02-08	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2023-02-08	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2023-02-08	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2023-02-07	House	Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
2023-02-07	House	Read second time
2023-02-07	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
2023-02-02		Scrivener's error corrected
2023-02-02	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby
2023-02-01	House	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2023-01-10	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2023-01-10	House	Introduced and read first time
2022-12-15	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2022-12-15	House	Prefiled

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	11	320	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	390	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	546	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	9	1120	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3538&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3538_20221215.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3538_20230201.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3538_20230202.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3538_20230504.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3538_20230505.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3538_20230510.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/H3538%202023-01-10%20introduced.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=21893
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23104
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=23198