---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hunting and fishing licenses"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO OFFER A LICENSE, PERMIT, OR TAG MADE OF A DURABLE MATERIAL AND TO ESTABLISH A FEE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-50, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE, PERMIT, OR STAMP, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A PERSON HUNTING OR FISHING TO DISPLAY THEIR LICENSE, PERMIT, OR STAMP ELECTRONICALLY. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3549"
citation: "South Carolina H 3549 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryant", "Kirby", "Ott", "Pope"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-16"
last_action: "2021-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f67ceb72-2306-42dd-8cb7-351f8d28734b"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3549&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "1d12414ef58eb40c75f3650192ec0278bfa9bab49f93faa2c9715f4a2de4d86c"
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 3549 (2021-2022) — Hunting and fishing licenses

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO OFFER A LICENSE, PERMIT, OR TAG MADE OF A DURABLE MATERIAL AND TO ESTABLISH A FEE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-50, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE, PERMIT, OR STAMP, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR A PERSON HUNTING OR FISHING TO DISPLAY THEIR LICENSE, PERMIT, OR STAMP ELECTRONICALLY. - 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/3549.htm)
2. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3549_20201216.htm)
3. **2/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3549_20210217.htm)
4. **3/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3549_20210317.htm)
5. **3/23/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3549_20210323.htm)
6. **3/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3549_20210324.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **116–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bryant — primary (person)
- Kirby — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Pope — 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 Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Roll call Yeas-116 Nays-0
- **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 Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `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-45 Nays-0
- **2021-03-24** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2021-03-24** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-04-07** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2021-04-08** Ratified R 18
- **2021-04-12** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-15** Effective date 07/01/21
- **2021-04-15** Act No. 12

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f67ceb72-2306-42dd-8cb7-351f8d28734b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).