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A203, R221, S933

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\018catc.dmr.gec.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 25, 2018
Introduced in the House on February 15, 2018
Last Amended on February 13, 2018
Passed by the General Assembly on May 9, 2018
Governor's Action: May 15, 2018, Signed

Summary: Red Drum, catch limits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/25/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   1/25/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
    2/7/2018  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 32)
   2/13/2018  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/13/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/13/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/14/2018  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/15/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 65)
   2/15/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 65)
    5/3/2018  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 40)
    5/8/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 51)
    5/8/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 51)
    5/9/2018  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 25)
   5/14/2018          Ratified R 221
   5/15/2018          Signed By Governor
   5/23/2018          Effective date 07/01/18
   5/31/2018          Act No. 203

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/25/2018
2/7/2018
2/13/2018
5/3/2018

(A203, R221, S933)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO REVISE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Red drum catch limit

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705(D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(D)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than two red drum in any one day, not to exceed six red drum in any one day on any boat."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2018.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.

Approved the 15th day of May, 2018.

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