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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Hunting Heritage Protect Act"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "H 3872"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3872 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Bauer", "Caskey"]
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 23
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-01-30"
+last_action: "2026-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3df8a4aa-3411-4eac-a7f0-024cc23c6d33"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3872&session=126&summary=B"
+source_hash: "31b18e6913b97fc4ca87a5eb0c407537816ece051d43698208baac014ec8cc2d"
+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 3872 (2025-2026) — Hunting Heritage Protect Act
+
+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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3872.htm)
+2. **01/30/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250130.htm)
+3. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250226.htm)
+4. **02/27/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250227.htm)
+5. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20250305.htm)
+6. **04/01/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20260401.htm)
+7. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3872_20260429.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **117–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
+- Bauer — primary (person)
+- Caskey — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-01-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-01-30** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
+- **2025-02-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-02-27** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
+- **2025-02-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
+- **2025-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-03-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-04** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-05** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2026-04-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-29** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-04-29** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2026-04-29** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
+- **2026-04-30** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2026-05-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2026-05-06** Roll call Yeas-117 Nays-0
+- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 186
+- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2026-05-26** Effective date 01/01/27
+- **2026-05-26** Act No. 143
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3df8a4aa-3411-4eac-a7f0-024cc23c6d33`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+