South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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A56, R87, H3880

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Ott, Hixon, Pitts, Riley and Johnson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5300cm15.docx

Introduced in the House on March 19, 2015
Introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2015
Passed by the General Assembly on May 27, 2015
Governor's Action: June 3, 2015, Signed

Summary: Migratory Waterfowl Committee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/19/2015  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 33)
   3/19/2015  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 33)
   4/15/2015  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson
   4/22/2015  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 4)
   4/28/2015  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
   4/28/2015  House   Roll call Yeas-86  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
   4/29/2015  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 9)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 15)
   4/29/2015  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 15)
   5/20/2015  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/26/2015  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   5/26/2015  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   5/27/2015  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 47)
    6/2/2015          Ratified R 87
    6/3/2015          Signed By Governor
    6/8/2015          Effective date 06/03/15
    6/9/2015          Act No. 56

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/19/2015
4/22/2015
5/20/2015


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(A56, R87, H3880)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS THAT RELATE TO THE MIGRATORY WATERFOWL COMMITTEE, THE CREATION OF THE COMMITTEE, ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND RESPONSIBILITIES, SO AS TO INCREASE ITS MEMBERSHIP BY ONE WHO SHALL BE A DESIGNEE OF DELTA WATERFOWL OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHO IS NOT A PAID EMPLOYEE.

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

Migratory Waterfowl Committee

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-20(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 214 of 2008, is further amended to read:

"(B)    There is created the Migratory Waterfowl Committee composed of ten members. A designee of Ducks Unlimited of South Carolina, who is not a paid employee, a designee of the South Carolina Waterfowl Association, who is not a paid employee, a designee of Delta Waterfowl of South Carolina, who is not a paid employee, and the Chairman of the Board of the Department of Natural Resources, or his designee, shall serve ex officio. Two members appointed by the Chairman of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee of the House of Representatives, two are appointed by the Chairman of the Fish, Game and Forestry Committee of the Senate, and two are appointed by the Governor, all of whom must be cognizant of waterfowl. The members of the committee shall serve for terms of three years and until successors are appointed and qualify. Vacancies are filled for the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment. The members of the committee shall elect a chairman annually."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 2nd day of June, 2015.

Approved the 3rd day of June, 2015.

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