republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2021-2022/h-4986.md

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Bill	Trap placement	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-555, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT, SO AS TO PROHIBIT TRAPS IN THE WATERS OF THE GENERAL TRAWL ZONE WHEN THESE WATERS ARE OPEN TO TRAWLING FOR SHRIMP; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2540, RELATING TO TRAPPING SEASON OF FURBEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR TRAPPING FURBEARING ANIMALS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND TO ALLOW FOR THE YEAR ROUND TRAPPING OF BEAVERS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 4986	South Carolina H 4986 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Ott	8	25	3	2022-02-16	2022-05-31	openstates	ocd-bill/2e4b9810-63e6-4685-bff4-616fb000a085	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4986&session=124&summary=B	3bb05a7f7de4569c4a070dfbed7a131c4710b013dc0be9804c42981763db5677	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4986 (2021-2022) — Trap placement

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-555, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT, SO AS TO PROHIBIT TRAPS IN THE WATERS OF THE GENERAL TRAWL ZONE WHEN THESE WATERS ARE OPEN TO TRAWLING FOR SHRIMP; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2540, RELATING TO TRAPPING SEASON OF FURBEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR TRAPPING FURBEARING ANIMALS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND TO ALLOW FOR THE YEAR ROUND TRAPPING OF BEAVERS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/16/2022 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/31/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 4/26/2022 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/27/2022 (committee substitute) — source
6. 4/6/2022 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/10/2022 (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/3/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• 2nd Reading — 40–0 (pass) · upper
• Passage of Bill — 110–1 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Amendment 1a — 107–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Ott — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-02-16 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-02-16 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2022-03-31 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-04-05 Requests for debate-Rep(s). Govan, GM Smith, Hiott, B Cox, Bamberg, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, Brawley, JL Johnson, Clyburn, Alexander, Rivers, S Williams
• 2022-04-06 Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Govan, Bamberg, Clyburn, B Cox, Hiott, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, JL Johnson, S Williams, GM Smith, Alexander
• 2022-04-06 Amended amendment-passage
• 2022-04-06 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-04-06 Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-1
• 2022-04-07 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2022-04-07 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-04-07 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
• 2022-04-26 Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-04-27 Scrivener's error corrected
• 2022-05-03 Amended amendment-passage
• 2022-05-03 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-05-03 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
• 2022-05-04 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2022-05-10 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2022-05-10 Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
• 2022-05-10 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2022-05-11 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
• 2022-05-12 Ratified R 224
• 2022-05-16 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-05-31 Effective date 07/15/22
• 2022-05-31 Act No. 198

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2e4b9810-63e6-4685-bff4-616fb000a085. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).