S 219 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Snapper-Grouper Fishery

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-2730, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL FISHING REGULATIONS IN STATE WATERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEASON, CATCH LIMITS, AND MINIMUM SIZES FOR CERTAIN SPECIES UNDER THE SNAPPER-GROUPER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Feb 26, 2025 · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

44–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 46

Feb 26, 2025

D Democratic12

11 Yea 1

91% Yea

R Republican34

33 Yea 1

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 8, 2025

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

lower

May 1, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (103-0-16)

house

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)

senate

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors