SC H4831 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly

South Carolina House Bill 4831 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Passed on October 7 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-07 - Act No. 177
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 50-15-15 So As To Prohibit Certain Activities Related To This State's Native Reptile And Amphibian Species And To Require The Establishment Of Possession Limits; By Adding Section 50-15-55 So As To Prohibit The Release Of Nonnative Captive Wildlife In This State; To Amend Section 50-15-70, Relating To Protections For Certain Turtles In This State, So As To Prohibit Certain Activities Related To Native Turtles And Provide Possession Limits; To Amend Section 50-15-10, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define New Terms And Expand The Term "nongame Species"; To Amend Section 50-15-30, Relating To The Listing Of Endangered Species, So As To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Conduct The Review Of The State List Of Endangered Species; To Amend Section 50-15-40, Relating To The Establishment Of Wildlife Management Programs, So As To Authorize The Department To Establish Wildlife Management Programs; To Amend Section 50-15-80, Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Certain Provisions, So As To Grant Concurrent Jurisdiction Over These Violations To Magistrates Courts, To Increase Monetary Penalties, And To Provide For The Revocation Of Permits Granted To A Person Who Violates Certain Provisions; And To Amend Section 50-15-310, Relating To Definitions Applicable To The South Carolina Captive Alligator Propagation Act, So As To Alter The Definitions Of The Terms "alligator Propagation Facility" And "commercial Purposes". - Ratified Title

Title

Native reptiles and amphibians

Roll Calls

2020-09-22 - House - House: Concur In Senate Amendments (Y: 99 N: 0 NV: 21 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-09-15 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2020-02-05 - House - House: Passage Of Bill (Y: 100 N: 5 NV: 13 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-07		Act No. 177
2020-10-07		Effective date 09/28/20
2020-09-28		Signed By Governor
2020-09-25		Ratified R 184
2020-09-22	House	Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-0
2020-09-22	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2020-09-16	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments
2020-09-16		Scrivener's error corrected
2020-09-15	Senate	Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
2020-09-15	Senate	Read second time
2020-09-15	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2020-03-17		Scrivener's error corrected
2020-03-12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
2020-02-06	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2020-02-06	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2020-02-06	House	Read third time and sent to Senate
2020-02-05	House	Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-5
2020-02-05	House	Read second time
2020-02-05	House	Amended
2020-01-30	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-29	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.Williams, Jefferson
2020-01-22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: B.Newton, Forrest
2020-01-14	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-14	House	Introduced and read first time

Same As/Similar To

S0885 (Similar To) 2020-01-14 - Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

Code Citations

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	15	10	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	15	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	30	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	310	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	40	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	55	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	70	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	15	80	(n/a)	See Bill Text

South Carolina State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4831&session=123&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200114.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200130.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200205.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200312.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200317.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200915.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/4831_20200916.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17142
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17810
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=17983