---
type: "Bill"
title: "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. - ratified title"
description: "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. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 933"
citation: "South Carolina S 933 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-25"
last_action: "2018-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d1ded1b-2054-484f-b4d8-05d83ed82e43"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=933&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "651e0c3aa91767b4af30d940e04f45d09d24f325b7daf5f416cc194830897219"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 933 (2017-2018) — 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. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **1/25/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/933_20180125.htm)
2. **2/13/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/933_20180213.htm)
3. **2/7/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/933_20180207.htm)
4. **5/3/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/933_20180503.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Joint Resolution — **99–2** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **40–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-25** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-01-25** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-07** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-13** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-13** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-02-13** Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- **2018-02-14** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-02-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2018-02-15** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-03** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-08** Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-2
- **2018-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-05-14** Ratified R 221
- **2018-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23** Effective date 07/01/18
- **2018-05-31** Act No. 203

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d1ded1b-2054-484f-b4d8-05d83ed82e43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).