---
type: "Bill"
title: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO GENERAL REGULATIONS; AND ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4686, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO GENERAL REGULATIONS; AND ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4686, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 421"
citation: "South Carolina S 421 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-15"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9b3f6e5-be28-4b3e-932d-cd144bf2cbd3"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=421&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "956bf1e48ce4652b465183ca9ab1da8af96689bce8a2088cd1fcd536a1fbb3d1"
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 S 421 (2017-2018) — A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO GENERAL REGULATIONS; AND ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC PROPERTIES, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4686, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2/15/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/421_20170215.htm)
2. **2/15/2017-A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/421_20170215a.htm)
3. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/421_20170503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **85–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Senate Fish, Game and Forestry — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-15** Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-03-02** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2017-03-07** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee on Regulations and Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Regulations and Administrative Procedures `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-04** Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-9-17
- **2017-05-09** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-09** Roll call Yeas-85 Nays-0
- **2017-05-10** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-15** Ratified R 77
- **2017-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-25** Effective date 5/19/17
- **2017-07-12** Act No. 116

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e9b3f6e5-be28-4b3e-932d-cd144bf2cbd3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).