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Bill	Native reptiles and amphibians	AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-15-15 SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS STATE'S NATIVE REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES AND TO REQUIRE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POSSESSION LIMITS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-15-55 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE OF NONNATIVE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE IN THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-70, RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN TURTLES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NATIVE TURTLES AND PROVIDE POSSESSION LIMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE NEW TERMS AND EXPAND THE TERM "NONGAME SPECIES"; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-30, RELATING TO THE LISTING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT THE REVIEW OF THE STATE LIST OF ENDANGERED SPECIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-40, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-80, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS, SO AS TO GRANT CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OVER THESE VIOLATIONS TO MAGISTRATES COURTS, TO INCREASE MONETARY PENALTIES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVOCATION OF PERMITS GRANTED TO A PERSON WHO VIOLATES CERTAIN PROVISIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-310, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CAPTIVE ALLIGATOR PROPAGATION ACT, SO AS TO ALTER THE DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS "ALLIGATOR PROPAGATION FACILITY" AND "COMMERCIAL PURPOSES". - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2019-2020	H 4831	South Carolina H 4831 (2019-2020)	bill		enacted	B. Newton Forrest Hixon Jefferson Ligon R. Williams	8	24	3	2020-01-14	2020-10-07	openstates	ocd-bill/cd326788-47a4-440f-ba9b-fea5a64ebda6	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4831&session=123&summary=B	27da9894d16d82f8b0c277b78ae9e722fc5713c0a5d192f55ab15ff67a9a6cb1	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4831 (2019-2020) — Native reptiles and amphibians

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-15-15 SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS STATE'S NATIVE REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN SPECIES AND TO REQUIRE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POSSESSION LIMITS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-15-55 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE RELEASE OF NONNATIVE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE IN THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-70, RELATING TO PROTECTIONS FOR CERTAIN TURTLES IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NATIVE TURTLES AND PROVIDE POSSESSION LIMITS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE NEW TERMS AND EXPAND THE TERM "NONGAME SPECIES"; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-30, RELATING TO THE LISTING OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT THE REVIEW OF THE STATE LIST OF ENDANGERED SPECIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-40, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-80, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS, SO AS TO GRANT CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OVER THESE VIOLATIONS TO MAGISTRATES COURTS, TO INCREASE MONETARY PENALTIES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REVOCATION OF PERMITS GRANTED TO A PERSON WHO VIOLATES CERTAIN PROVISIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-310, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA CAPTIVE ALLIGATOR PROPAGATION ACT, SO AS TO ALTER THE DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS "ALLIGATOR PROPAGATION FACILITY" AND "COMMERCIAL PURPOSES". - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 1/14/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3. 1/30/2020 (committee substitute) — source
4. 2/5/2020 (committee substitute) — source
5. 3/12/2020 (committee substitute) — source
6. 3/17/2020 (committee substitute) — source
7. 9/15/2020 (committee substitute) — source
8. 9/16/2020 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 100–5 (pass) · lower
• Concur in Senate Amendments — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• B. Newton — primary (person)
• Forrest — primary (person)
• Hixon — primary (person)
• Jefferson — primary (person)
• Ligon — primary (person)
• R. Williams — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-14 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2020-01-14 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2020-01-22 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Forrest
• 2020-01-29 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Jefferson
• 2020-01-30 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-02-05 Amended amendment-passage
• 2020-02-05 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-02-05 Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-5
• 2020-02-06 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2020-02-06 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2020-02-06 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
• 2020-03-12 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
• 2020-03-17 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2020-09-15 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2020-09-15 Read second time reading-2
• 2020-09-15 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2020-09-16 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2020-09-16 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2020-09-22 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
• 2020-09-22 Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
• 2020-09-25 Ratified R 184
• 2020-09-28 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2020-10-07 Effective date 09/28/20
• 2020-10-07 Act No. 177

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cd326788-47a4-440f-ba9b-fea5a64ebda6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).