---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waterfowl Advisory Committee"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-3-190 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO HIRE A WATERFOWL PROGRAM MANAGER WITHIN THE WILDLIFE AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES DIVISION AND TO PROVIDE DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-3-195 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WATERFOWL ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-510, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MIGRATORY WATERFOWL PERMITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF PRIVILEGES, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND TAGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM THE REVENUES OF RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL PERMITS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THIS ACT ARE REPEALED ON JANUARY 1, 2027. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4177"
citation: "South Carolina H 4177 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ligon", "Lowe", "Pope"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-04-07"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d01873ce-3f5c-4c53-a0a6-8c2d22999410"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4177&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "faf02cddeb27c31b91454b6f7d5c4c8a3f68fc6b9dd16afdbd8c31c4a89d0b3c"
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 4177 (2021-2022) — Waterfowl Advisory Committee

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-3-190 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO HIRE A WATERFOWL PROGRAM MANAGER WITHIN THE WILDLIFE AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES DIVISION AND TO PROVIDE DUTIES AND QUALIFICATIONS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-3-195 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE WATERFOWL ADVISORY COMMITTEE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-510, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO MIGRATORY WATERFOWL PERMITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE FEES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF PRIVILEGES, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND TAGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FROM THE REVENUES OF RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL PERMITS; AND TO PROVIDE THAT SECTIONS 3 AND 4 OF THIS ACT ARE REPEALED ON JANUARY 1, 2027. - 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/4177.htm)
2. **1/27/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220127.htm)
3. **2/1/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220201.htm)
4. **2/2/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220202.htm)
5. **3/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220317.htm)
6. **3/21/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220321.htm)
7. **3/31/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220331.htm)
8. **4/1/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220401.htm)
9. **4/7/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20210407.htm)
10. **4/7/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4177_20220407.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **105–2** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **105–1** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ligon — primary (person)
- Lowe — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-07** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope
- **2022-01-27** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-02-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon
- **2022-02-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2022-02-02** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-02** Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-2
- **2022-02-03** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-03** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-03** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-21** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-03-31** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-31** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-31** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2022-04-01** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-04-05** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2022-04-07** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2022-04-21** Ratified R 161
- **2022-04-25** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-05-02** Effective date 07/01/22
- **2022-05-02** Act No. 147

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d01873ce-3f5c-4c53-a0a6-8c2d22999410`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).