---
type: "Bill"
title: "Baiting Wild Turkeys"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-510, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST BAITING WILD TURKEYS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE TWO HUNDRED YARDS OR MORE FROM A BAITED AREA MANAGED FOR THE RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WILD BOBWHITE QUAIL. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 345"
citation: "South Carolina S 345 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen", "Goldfinch"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88ef721d-e97c-4cbf-a17f-942568de1a22"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=345&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "14356d34e364fafe2a14c0a765d8ca92597a8e4823fb135383817da29f58b3e3"
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 S 345 (2025-2026) — Baiting Wild Turkeys

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-510, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST BAITING WILD TURKEYS, SO AS TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PERSONS WHO ARE TWO HUNDRED YARDS OR MORE FROM A BAITED AREA MANAGED FOR THE RESTORATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF WILD BOBWHITE QUAIL. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/345.htm)
2. **02/13/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/345_20250213.htm)
3. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/345_20250305.htm)
4. **03/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/345_20250311.htm)
5. **03/11/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/345_20250311a.htm)
6. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/345_20250429.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)
- Goldfinch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-13** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-11** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-03-12** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 37
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 21

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88ef721d-e97c-4cbf-a17f-942568de1a22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).