South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

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S. 337

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Reichenbach
Document Path: SFGF-0018BC25.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 12, 2025
Introduced in the House on March 20, 2025
Last Amended on April 15, 2026
Passed by the General Assembly on April 29, 2026

Summary: Blue Catfish

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
2/12/2025 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
2/12/2025 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 3)
3/5/2025 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 20)
3/11/2025 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 27)
3/11/2025 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 27)
3/11/2025 Senate Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 27)
3/12/2025 Scrivener's error corrected
3/12/2025 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 10)
3/20/2025 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
3/20/2025 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 21)
2/18/2026 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 43)
2/19/2026 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 28)
2/24/2026 House Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 21)
4/2/2026 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)
4/15/2026 House Amended (House Journal-page 16)
4/15/2026 House Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
4/15/2026 House Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 17)
4/16/2026 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 12)
4/29/2026 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 122)
5/14/2026 Ratified R 134
5/15/2026 Signed By Governor

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/12/2025
3/5/2025
3/5/2025-A
3/6/2025
3/11/2025
3/12/2025
2/18/2026
4/2/2026
4/15/2026

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(R134, S337)

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.

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

Blue catfish over thirty-two inches limit

SECTION 1.    Section 50-13-640(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(B) It is unlawful to possess more than twenty-five blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) a day in Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, the section of the Pee Dee River from the state border with North Carolina to the Highway 301 bridge, and the upper reach of the Santee River, and it is unlawful to possess more than one hundred-fifty blue catfish a day in all other state waterways.

Blue catfish limit

SECTION 2.    Section 50-13-640(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

(A) It is unlawful to possess more than two blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) greater than thirty-two inches in length in any one day in Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, the upper reach of the Santee River, the section of the Pee Dee River from the state border with North Carolina to the Highway 301 bridge, and the Congaree and Wateree rivers.

Time effective

SECTION 3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _____________ day of _________________________________________2026.

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Governor

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