---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hunting and fishing"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-19-210 THROUGH 50-19-240 ALL RELATING TO THE PRESTWOOD LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE BOARD; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-19-1710 THROUGH 50-19-1730 ALL RELATING TO THE CATAWBA-WATEREE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE CHEROKEE FISH AND GAME CLUB; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON COUNTY ADVISORY FISH AND GAME COMMISSION; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 17 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE LEE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO PROTECT FISH AND GAME IN LEE COUNTY; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 19 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE MARION COUNTY FISH AND GAME COMMISSION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHELLY LAKE FISH SANCTUARY IN MARION COUNTY; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 21 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE PROJECTS IN MARLBORO COUNTY; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 23 OF CHAPTER 13, TITLE 51 RELATING TO THE ENOREE RIVER GREENWAY COMMISSION; BY REDESIGNATING ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 AS \"SLADE LAKE FISHING\"; AND BY REDESIGNATING ARTICLE 29 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 AS \"FISHING AND HUNTING IN LAKE WATEREE\". - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3056"
citation: "South Carolina H 3056 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest", "Hixon", "W. Newton"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36d0f48a-77f0-41a5-8abe-902be8a87c88"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3056&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "d1f20c2735eb963e83513b54beeb5441059c13cd4bf9cede6235a142726dfb67"
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 3056 (2021-2022) — Hunting and fishing

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-19-210 THROUGH 50-19-240 ALL RELATING TO THE PRESTWOOD LAKE WILDLIFE REFUGE BOARD; BY REPEALING SECTIONS 50-19-1710 THROUGH 50-19-1730 ALL RELATING TO THE CATAWBA-WATEREE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 1 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE CHEROKEE FISH AND GAME CLUB; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 3 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE DARLINGTON COUNTY ADVISORY FISH AND GAME COMMISSION; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 17 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE DUTIES OF THE LEE COUNTY LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION TO PROTECT FISH AND GAME IN LEE COUNTY; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 19 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO THE MARION COUNTY FISH AND GAME COMMISSION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHELLY LAKE FISH SANCTUARY IN MARION COUNTY; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 21 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE PROJECTS IN MARLBORO COUNTY; BY REPEALING ARTICLE 23 OF CHAPTER 13, TITLE 51 RELATING TO THE ENOREE RIVER GREENWAY COMMISSION; BY REDESIGNATING ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 AS "SLADE LAKE FISHING"; AND BY REDESIGNATING ARTICLE 29 OF CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 AS "FISHING AND HUNTING IN LAKE WATEREE". - 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/3056.htm)
2. **1/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20210128.htm)
3. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20201209.htm)
4. **2/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20210202.htm)
5. **4/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20210406.htm)
6. **5/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20210512.htm)
7. **5/12/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20210512a.htm)
8. **5/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20210506.htm)
9. **6/15/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3056_20220615.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Amendment 1 — **106–2** (pass) · lower
- to adopt the free conference report — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Grant Free Conference Powers — **101–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **114–0** (pass) · lower
- Adopt Free Conference Report — **106–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Forrest — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-09** 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`
- **2021-01-28** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-02** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-02-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
- **2021-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0
- **2021-02-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2021-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-12** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-05-12** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2021-05-12** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-2
- **2021-05-13** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2021-05-13** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Forrest, Hixon, Atkinson
- **2021-05-13** Conference committee appointed Hutto, Campsen, McElveen
- **2022-06-15** Free conference powers granted
- **2022-06-15** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
- **2022-06-15** Free conference committee appointed Forrest, Hixon, Atkinson
- **2022-06-15** Free conference report adopted
- **2022-06-15** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2022-06-15** Free conference powers granted
- **2022-06-15** Free conference committee appointed Hutto, Campsen, McElveen
- **2022-06-15** Free conference report received and adopted
- **2022-06-15** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2022-06-15** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2022-06-16** Ratified R 264
- **2022-06-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-28** Effective date 06/17/22
- **2022-06-28** Act No. 231

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/36d0f48a-77f0-41a5-8abe-902be8a87c88`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).