Blue catfish
Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF MORE THAN TWO BLUE CATFISH GREATER THAN THIRTY-TWO INCHES IN LENGTH IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE A DAILY LIMIT FOR CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-1120, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR FISHING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THE BLUE CATFISH CATCH LIMIT IS FOURTEEN POINTS; AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE BLUE CATFISH FISHERY IN THE SANTEE AND COOPER RIVER SYSTEMS. - ratified title
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2021 · House May 4, 2021
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 45
Feb 24, 2021
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
I
Independent1
0% Nay
R
Republican29
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
2
May 17, 2021
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
upper
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 4, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (116-0-5)
house
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (42-0-3)
senate
Feb 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Dec 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Larry Grooms
RRepublican
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