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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 4771: Night hunting

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 4771 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Night hunting. Primary sponsor: Bill Hixon (Republican), Cody Mitchell (Republican), Tommy Pope (Republican), Melissa Oremus (Republican). Most recent recorded action (January 30, 2026): Scrivener's error corrected.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-705, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON NIGHT HUNTING AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, TO REGULATE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC VISION ENHANCING DEVICES FOR NIGHT HUNTING PURPOSES, AND TO PROVIDE MAGISTRATES COURT WITH JURISDICTION TO IMPOSE PENALTIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-740, RELATING TO CONFISCATION, FORFEITURE, AND SALE OF PROPERTY USED IN HUNTING DEER, BEAR, OR TURKEY AT NIGHT, SO AS TO REVISE THE TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION, TO REVISE THE FORFEITURE PROCEDURE, AND TO REVISE PENALTIES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill HixonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Cody MitchellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Tommy PopePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Melissa OremusPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Scrivener's error corrected
  2. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
  3. Introduced and read first time
  4. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
  5. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source