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Bill AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-11-700, 50-11-705, 50-11-715, AND 50-11-717 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS THAT RESTRICT NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSERVING OR HARASSING WILDLIFE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-710, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO NIGHT HUNT RACCOONS, OPOSSUMS, FOXES, MINKS, OR SKUNKS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO REVISE THE PENALTY PROVISIONS, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF FERAL HOGS, COYOTES, AND ARMADILLOS, A TERM AND ITS DEFINITIONS, AND THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS AT NIGHT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-11-740, 50-11-745, AND 50-9-1120, ALL AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFISCATION AND RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY USED FOR HUNTING, AND THE POINT SYSTEM USED TO ASSESS HUNTING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO ADD TURKEY TO THE LIST OF ANIMALS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF WILDLIFE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-708 AND 50-11-720 RELATING TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO OBSERVE OR HARASS WILDLIFE AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH NIGHT HUNTING OF DEER AND BEAR. - ratified title AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-11-700, 50-11-705, 50-11-715, AND 50-11-717 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS THAT RESTRICT NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSERVING OR HARASSING WILDLIFE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-710, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO NIGHT HUNT RACCOONS, OPOSSUMS, FOXES, MINKS, OR SKUNKS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO REVISE THE PENALTY PROVISIONS, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF FERAL HOGS, COYOTES, AND ARMADILLOS, A TERM AND ITS DEFINITIONS, AND THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS AT NIGHT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-11-740, 50-11-745, AND 50-9-1120, ALL AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFISCATION AND RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY USED FOR HUNTING, AND THE POINT SYSTEM USED TO ASSESS HUNTING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO ADD TURKEY TO THE LIST OF ANIMALS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF WILDLIFE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-708 AND 50-11-720 RELATING TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO OBSERVE OR HARASS WILDLIFE AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH NIGHT HUNTING OF DEER AND BEAR. - ratified title us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2017-2018 S 443 South Carolina S 443 (2017-2018)
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South Carolina S 443 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-11-700, 50-11-705, 50-11-715, AND 50-11-717 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS THAT RESTRICT NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LAWFUL NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBSERVING OR HARASSING WILDLIFE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-710, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF CERTAIN WILDLIFE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO NIGHT HUNT RACCOONS, OPOSSUMS, FOXES, MINKS, OR SKUNKS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO REVISE THE PENALTY PROVISIONS, AND TO DELETE THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO NIGHT HUNTING OF FERAL HOGS, COYOTES, AND ARMADILLOS, A TERM AND ITS DEFINITIONS, AND THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS AT NIGHT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-11-740, 50-11-745, AND 50-9-1120, ALL AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CONFISCATION AND RELEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY USED FOR HUNTING, AND THE POINT SYSTEM USED TO ASSESS HUNTING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO ADD TURKEY TO THE LIST OF ANIMALS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF WILDLIFE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-708 AND 50-11-720 RELATING TO THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO OBSERVE OR HARASS WILDLIFE AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH NIGHT HUNTING OF DEER AND BEAR. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. 2/21/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  2. 3/1/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 3/2/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 3/7/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 4/27/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 5/10/2017 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 5/3/2017 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage of Bill — 1030 (pass) · lower
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 960 (pass) · lower
  • 2nd Reading — 380 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Campsen — primary (person)
  • Corbin — primary (person)
  • McElveen — primary (person)
  • Williams — primary (person)
  • Young — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-21 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-02-21 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
  • 2017-03-01 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-03-02 Scrivener's error corrected
  • 2017-03-07 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2017-03-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-03-07 Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
  • 2017-03-08 Read third time and sent to House passage, reading-3
  • 2017-03-09 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2017-03-09 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
  • 2017-04-27 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-05-03 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2017-05-03 Read second time reading-2
  • 2017-05-03 Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-0
  • 2017-05-04 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2017-05-10 House amendment amended amendment-amendment
  • 2017-05-10 Returned to House with amendments
  • 2017-05-10 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
  • 2017-05-10 Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-0
  • 2017-05-15 Ratified R 79
  • 2017-05-19 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2017-05-30 Effective date 05/19/17
  • 2017-05-31 Act No. 88

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f0a13e60-64cc-40e5-895f-be29d34dd085. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).