H 4614  General Bill, By B.Cox, White, Wooten, Caskey, Elliott, T.Moore, G.R.Smith, 
M.M.Smith, Bennett, Ballentine, Jones, Morgan, McCabe, Blackwell, Oremus, 
Atkinson, Davis, Kirby, B.Newton, Willis, Taylor, Hill, W.Cox, Garvin and 
Fry
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO HUNT ON A WILDLIFE
 MANAGEMENT AREA TO HUNT ON A SUNDAY.

   11/17/21  House  Prefiled
   11/17/21  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
   01/11/22  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 70)
   01/11/22  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 70)
   01/26/22  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Morgan,
                     McCabe, Blackwell, Oremus, Atkinson, Davis,
                     Kirby, B.Newton, Willis
   02/10/22  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Hill
   02/16/22  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox
   02/17/22  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Garvin
   03/31/22  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental
                     Affairs (House Journal-page 24)
   04/05/22  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Bamberg, McDaniel,
                     King, Brawley, Govan, Hosey, S Williams,
                     Bernstien, Wetmore, Henderson-Myers
                     (House Journal-page 19)
   04/06/22  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Fry
   04/06/22  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  Bamberg,
                     Hosey, Govan, Wetmore, King, S Williams,
                     Henderson-Meyrs (House Journal-page 71)
   04/06/22  House  Amended (House Journal-page 135)
   04/06/22  House  Roll call Yeas-57  Nays-13 (House Journal-page 137)
   04/06/22  House  Reconsidered (House Journal-page 138)
   04/06/22  House  Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 138)
   04/06/22  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 159)
   04/06/22  House  Roll call Yeas-65  Nays-38 (House Journal-page 159)
   04/07/22  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
   04/07/22  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   04/07/22  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)

AMENDED

April 6, 2022

H. 4614

Introduced by Reps. B. Cox, White, Wooten, Caskey, Elliott, T. Moore, G.R. Smith, M.M. Smith, Bennett, Ballentine, Jones, Morgan, McCabe, Blackwell, Oremus, Atkinson, Davis, Kirby, B. Newton, Willis, Taylor, Hill, W. Cox, Garvin and Fry

S. Printed 4/6/22--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2022.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2250 SO AS TO PERMIT A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO HUNT ON A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA TO HUNT ON A SUNDAY.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act, the Department of Natural Resources shall:

(1)     propose the repeal of S.C. Regulation 123-40 General Regulation 2.5; and

(2)     allow Sunday hunting on wildlife management area lands owned by the department or leased from the USDA Forest Service, subject to regulations promulgated by the department.

SECTION    2.    Final regulations required in Section 1 must be filed for General Assembly review no later than December 31, 2022.

SECTION    3.    (A)    A regulation submission by the Department of Natural Resources dealing with Sunday Hunting shall be referred to the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.

(B)    Only after receiving a majority vote approving the regulation by the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee may the regulation be sent to the Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee.

SECTION    4.    This Act takes effect upon approval of the Governor.