S 337 South Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Blue Catfish

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-640, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A SECTION OF THE PEE DEE RIVER. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed May 15, 2026

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

41–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 46

Mar 11, 2025

D Democratic12

10 Yea 2

83% Yea

R Republican34

31 Yea 3

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 15, 2026

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 15, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (93-2-20)

house

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Read third time and sent to House

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (41-0-5)

senate

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors