---
type: "Bill"
title: "Aerial hunting of feral hogs"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 55-3-110, RELATING TO HUNTING ANIMALS FROM AIRCRAFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE PERSONS POSSESSING A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY HUNT FROM AIRCRAFT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-1190 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ISSUE PERMITS FOR THE TAKING OF FERAL HOGS WHILE AIRBORNE IN A HELICOPTER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4612"
citation: "South Carolina H 4612 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B.J. Cox", "Bannister", "Brewer", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Connell", "Elliott", "Forrest", "Gatch", "Hager", "Hardee", "Hartnett", "Hixon", "Mitchell", "Murphy", "Pope", "Robbins", "Taylor", "Wooten"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-11-16"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20eae2b9-b532-4d8c-9117-c455a650fb62"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4612&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "e5a628109562025e8cf0a54fc9def432176bfcfe8e5a530acc4934c8cf856e01"
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 4612 (2023-2024) — Aerial hunting of feral hogs

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 55-3-110, RELATING TO HUNTING ANIMALS FROM AIRCRAFT, SO AS TO PROVIDE PERSONS POSSESSING A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY HUNT FROM AIRCRAFT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-1190 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ISSUE PERMITS FOR THE TAKING OF FERAL HOGS WHILE AIRBORNE IN A HELICOPTER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS PROVISION. - 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/4612.htm)
2. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4612_20240228.htm)
3. **03/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4612_20240306.htm)
4. **04/16/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4612_20240416.htm)
5. **11/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4612_20231116.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- B.J. Cox — primary (person)
- Bannister — primary (person)
- Brewer — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Connell — primary (person)
- Elliott — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Hager — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hartnett — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Mitchell — primary (person)
- Murphy — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2023-11-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
- **2024-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Robbins, Gatch, Murphy, Connell, Mitchell, Hager
- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2024-03-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Wooten, Elliott, B.J.Cox, Bannister
- **2024-03-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2024-03-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2024-04-25** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 159
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 144

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20eae2b9-b532-4d8c-9117-c455a650fb62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).