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type: "Bill"
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title: "Turkey season"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-580, RELATING TO THE SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TAKING MALE WILD TURKEYS, BAG LIMITS, TAKING FEMALE WILD TURKEYS, AND ANNUAL REPORTING, SO AS TO ADJUST THE HUNTING SEASON AND LIMIT FOR TAKING MALE WILD TURKEYS; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-500, RELATING TO PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO WILD TURKEY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT HUNTING, KILLING, OR POSSESSING A MALE WILD TURKEY WITH A BEARD LESS THAN SIX INCHES LONG AND A TAIL FAN THAT IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED, AND STALKING A WILD TURKEY BEHIND A DECOY OR TAIL FAN; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-590, RELATING TO YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND, SO AS TO ADJUST THE DATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOWED TOTAL BAG LIMIT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-640, RELATING TO WILD TURKEY TAG FEES, SO AS TO INCREASE TAG FEES; TO PROVIDE A SUNSET CLAUSE; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 5 OF ACT 91 OF 2021, RELATING TO CATCH AND SIZE LIMITS FOR THE TAKING, POSSESSING, LANDING, SELLING, OR PURCHASING OF CERTAIN FISH FROM THE STATE'S WATERS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "H 4820"
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citation: "South Carolina H 4820 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Chapman", "Chumley", "Forrest", "Gibson", "Haddon", "Hayes", "Hixon", "Magnuson", "McDaniel"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2024-01-10"
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last_action: "2024-07-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5461d04-d4d9-4745-923e-5c704e0c9ceb"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4820&session=125&summary=B"
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source_hash: "f9485f8de81e23aa011b72a64a1376a11d4b4d3e4fd04bf96a7606831bbdd12c"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina H 4820 (2023-2024) — Turkey season
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-580, RELATING TO THE SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TAKING MALE WILD TURKEYS, BAG LIMITS, TAKING FEMALE WILD TURKEYS, AND ANNUAL REPORTING, SO AS TO ADJUST THE HUNTING SEASON AND LIMIT FOR TAKING MALE WILD TURKEYS; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-500, RELATING TO PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO WILD TURKEY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT HUNTING, KILLING, OR POSSESSING A MALE WILD TURKEY WITH A BEARD LESS THAN SIX INCHES LONG AND A TAIL FAN THAT IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED, AND STALKING A WILD TURKEY BEHIND A DECOY OR TAIL FAN; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-590, RELATING TO YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND, SO AS TO ADJUST THE DATES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOWED TOTAL BAG LIMIT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-640, RELATING TO WILD TURKEY TAG FEES, SO AS TO INCREASE TAG FEES; TO PROVIDE A SUNSET CLAUSE; AND BY REPEALING SECTION 5 OF ACT 91 OF 2021, RELATING TO CATCH AND SIZE LIMITS FOR THE TAKING, POSSESSING, LANDING, SELLING, OR PURCHASING OF CERTAIN FISH FROM THE STATE'S WATERS. - RATIFIED TITLE
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4820.htm)
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2. **01/10/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240110.htm)
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3. **02/14/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240214.htm)
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4. **03/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240307.htm)
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5. **03/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240326.htm)
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6. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240327.htm)
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7. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240501.htm)
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8. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240508.htm)
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9. **05/09/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240509.htm)
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10. **05/09/2024-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240509a.htm)
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11. **06/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4820_20240626.htm)
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## Votes
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- 3rd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
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- Adopt Amendment 1A — **110–0** (pass) · lower
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- Adopt Conference Report — **74–33** (pass) · lower
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- Passage of Bill — **107–8** (pass) · lower
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- to adopt the conference report — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Burns — primary (person)
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- Chapman — primary (person)
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- Chumley — primary (person)
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- Forrest — primary (person)
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- Gibson — primary (person)
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- Haddon — primary (person)
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- Hayes — primary (person)
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- Hixon — primary (person)
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- Magnuson — primary (person)
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- McDaniel — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-10** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-01-10** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-01-17** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
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- **2024-02-14** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-02-27** Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-07** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-20** Debate adjourned
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- **2024-03-21** Debate adjourned
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- **2024-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-03-26** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-03-26** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-8
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- **2024-03-27** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
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- **2024-03-27** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2024-03-27** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2024-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2024-05-09** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2024-05-09** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
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- **2024-05-09** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
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- **2024-05-09** Returned to Senate with amendments
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- **2024-05-09** Non-concurrence in House amendment
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- **2024-05-09** House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Hixon, Forrest, Bauer
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- **2024-05-09** Conference committee appointed Campsen, McElveen, Goldfinch
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- **2024-06-26** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2024-06-26** Roll call Yeas-74 Nays-33
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- **2024-06-26** Conference report received and adopted
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- **2024-06-26** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
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- **2024-06-26** Ordered enrolled for ratification
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- **2024-06-27** Ratified R 250
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- **2024-07-02** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2024-07-17** Effective date 07/02/24
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- **2024-07-17** Act No. 224
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5461d04-d4d9-4745-923e-5c704e0c9ceb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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