---
type: "Bill"
title: "Venison"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-1920, RELATING TO THE SALE OF EXOTIC FARM-RAISED VENISON, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 3993"
citation: "South Carolina H 3993 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Atkinson", "B. Newton", "B.L. Cox", "Brewer", "Forrest", "Gatch", "Guffey", "Hager", "Hixon", "Lawson", "Leber", "Mitchell", "Murphy", "Ott", "Robbins", "Sessions", "West", "Yow"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2024-03-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7023f016-04bd-457f-9c8b-6d25c389f1f6"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3993&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "038b8732d94f982ee2b59b4d6ec095c741f3574838c3a4efac5f0c91c5868eb4"
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 3993 (2023-2024) — Venison

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-1920, RELATING TO THE SALE OF EXOTIC FARM-RAISED VENISON, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3993.htm)
2. **02/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3993_20240208.htm)
3. **02/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3993_20230216.htm)
4. **05/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3993_20230502.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **90–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **43–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Atkinson — primary (person)
- B. Newton — primary (person)
- B.L. Cox — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Guffey — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Leber — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Ott — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Sessions — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Yow — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-03** Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-0
- **2023-05-04** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-08** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-14** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
- **2024-02-15** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07** Ratified R 123
- **2024-03-11** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-14** Effective date 03/11/24
- **2024-03-14** Act No. 118

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7023f016-04bd-457f-9c8b-6d25c389f1f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).