South Carolina House Bill 5072

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-01-29 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-11-317 So As To Define "doe" Or "does", And To Establish A Doe Season From January 2 - January 31; By Adding Section 50-9-42 So As To Require Licenses For Hunting Does During Doe Season; And By Amending Section 50-9-650, Relating To Deer Hunting, So As To Increase The Number Of Antlerless Deer Tags A Person May Purchase, And To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Produce Literature Encouraging Hunters To Take Antlerless Deer.

Special Doe Hunting Season

Rep. Jason Luck [D]	Rep. Robert Williams [D]	Rep. Cody Mitchell [R]	Rep. Jackie Hayes [D]
Rep. Richard Yow [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-01-29	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2026-01-29	House	Introduced and read first time

S0807 (Similar To) 2026-01-21 - Scrivener's error corrected

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	11	317	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	9	42	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	9	650	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5072&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5072_20260129.htm