South Carolina House Joint Resolution 3483 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 8)
Status: Passed on July 21 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-07-21 - Act No. 83

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION, BY ADDING SECTION 25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE VALUABLE PARTS OF THE STATE'S HERITAGE, IMPORTANT FOR CONSERVATION, AND A PROTECTED MEANS OF MANAGING NONTHREATENED WILDLIFE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO HUNT, FISH, AND HARVEST WILDLIFE TRADITIONALLY PURSUED, SUBJECT TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMOTING SOUND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO SPECIFY THAT THIS SECTION MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, EXISTING STATE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, OR THE STATE'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER ITS NATURAL RESOURCES. - ratified title

Provide That Hunting And Fishing Are Valuable Parts Of The State's Heritage, Important For Conservation, And A Protected Means Of Managing Nonthreatened Wildlife; To Provide That The Citizens Of South Carolina Shall Have The Right To Hunt, Fish, And Harvest Wildlife Traditionally Pursued, Subject To Laws And Regulations Promoting Sound Wildlife Conservation And Management As Prescribed By The General Assembly; And To Specify That This Section Must Not Be Construed To Abrogate Any Private Property Rights, Existing State Laws Or Regulations, Or The State's Sovereignty Over Its Natural Resources. - Ratified Title

Rep. Liston Barfield [R]	Rep. Alan Clemmons [R]	Rep. Nelson Hardwick [R]	Rep. George Hearn [R]
Rep. Michael Pitts [R]	Rep. McLain Toole [R]	Rep. Brian White [R]	Rep. Mark Willis [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-07-21		Act No. 83
2009-05-27		Effective date 05/27/09
2009-05-27		No signature required
2009-05-27		Ratified R 104
2009-05-21		Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 HJ-126
2009-05-21		Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-126
2009-05-21		Scrivener's error corrected
2009-05-21		Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-16
2009-05-20		Read second time SJ-27
2009-05-20		Amended SJ-27
2009-05-14		Committee report: Favorable Judiciary SJ-13
2009-05-05		Referred to Subcommittee: L.Martin (ch), Malloy, Williams, Campsen, Massey
2009-04-23		Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-7
2009-04-23		Introduced and read first time SJ-7
2009-04-22		Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-28
2009-04-21		Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1 HJ-46
2009-04-21		Read second time HJ-42
2009-04-21		Amended HJ-42
2009-04-02		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Barfield, Clemmons, Hardwick, Hearn
2009-04-01		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-5
2009-02-10		Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-10
2009-02-10		Introduced and read first time HJ-9

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=3483&session=118