---
type: "Bill"
title: "Equine Industry Support Measures Study Committee, created"
description: "A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE \"EQUINE INDUSTRY SUPPORT MEASURES STUDY COMMITTEE\" TO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER GROWTH OF THE EQUINE INDUSTRY IN THIS STATE AND THE RESULTING ECONOMIC IMPACT. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3071"
citation: "South Carolina H 3071 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryant", "Cobb-Hunter", "Forrest", "Haddon", "Ligon", "Ott", "Taylor", "Thayer"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-09"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f5db189e-cbf0-4aca-8458-3ea633cfeff2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3071&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "6a557c3528caa119f13a21659ba914e7304aaa547bfb88ac9e06a33a1ab0fc88"
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 3071 (2021-2022) — Equine Industry Support Measures Study Committee, created

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE "EQUINE INDUSTRY SUPPORT MEASURES STUDY COMMITTEE" TO EXAMINE THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER GROWTH OF THE EQUINE INDUSTRY IN THIS STATE AND THE RESULTING ECONOMIC IMPACT. - 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/3071.htm)
2. **1/28/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20210128.htm)
3. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20201209.htm)
4. **2/2/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20210202.htm)
5. **3/16/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20210316.htm)
6. **3/23/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20210323.htm)
7. **3/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20210324.htm)
8. **3/24/2021-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3071_20210324a.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **106–5** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **104–3** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryant — primary (person)
- Cobb-Hunter — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Thayer — 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 with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-5
- **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 Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2021-03-24** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-24** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-06** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-3
- **2021-04-08** Ratified R 15
- **2021-04-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15** Effective date 04/12/21
- **2021-07-02** Act No. 116

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f5db189e-cbf0-4aca-8458-3ea633cfeff2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).