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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Pigs"
+description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-4-65 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE SWINE ON A PUBLIC ROAD OR WATERWAY WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-16-25, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL RELEASE OF PIGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TRANSPORT A LIVE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY SUIDAE TAKEN FROM THE WILD; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 50-9-655 RELATING TO PIG TRANSPORT AND RELEASE PERMITS. - ratified title"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "H 3539"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3539 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Davis", "Martin"]
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2020-12-16"
+last_action: "2021-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e0ca687-343c-459c-a382-9a551c1ee953"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3539&session=124&summary=B"
+source_hash: "bf16d15f6dd95764738722d1176c03c06ff8b5dc3ea0a880feda35c241abaf8a"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 3539 (2021-2022) — Pigs
+
+AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-4-65 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE SWINE ON A PUBLIC ROAD OR WATERWAY WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-16-25, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL RELEASE OF PIGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TRANSPORT A LIVE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY SUIDAE TAKEN FROM THE WILD; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 50-9-655 RELATING TO PIG TRANSPORT AND RELEASE PERMITS. - ratified title
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3539.htm)
+2. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20201216.htm)
+3. **2/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210217.htm)
+4. **2/23/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210223.htm)
+5. **3/30/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210330.htm)
+6. **4/22/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210422.htm)
+7. **5/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210512.htm)
+8. **5/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210506.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Adopt Amendment 1a — **103–2** (pass) · lower
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper
+- to concur — **0–44** (fail) · upper
+- Passage of Bill — **98–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Davis — primary (person)
+- Martin — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
+- **2020-12-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
+- **2021-02-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-02-23** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2
+- **2021-02-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-30** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-22** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-1
+- **2021-04-29** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-05-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
+- **2021-05-05** Reconsidered
+- **2021-05-06** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2021-05-06** Returned to Senate with amendments
+- **2021-05-06** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2
+- **2021-05-11** Non-concurrence in House amendment
+- **2021-05-11** Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-44
+- **2021-05-12** House recedes from amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-12** Ordered enrolled for ratification
+- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 87
+- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
+- **2021-06-01** Act No. 71
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e0ca687-343c-459c-a382-9a551c1ee953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+