---
type: "Bill"
title: "Finfish"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CATCH LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 474"
citation: "South Carolina S 474 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf72c451-aa56-4e68-a9c5-5141eea05c86"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=474&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "ef1e44a38ec36c0062d062a586bc2b8618942c8bfbe39864182c75ebc4f521ff"
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 474 (2019-2020) — Finfish

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CATCH LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH. - ratified title

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/bills/474.htm)
2. **2/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/474_20190220.htm)
3. **2/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/474_20190205.htm)
4. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/474_20190501.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **103–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-20** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2019-03-21** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-01** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-8-19
- **2019-05-08** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, G.R. Smith, V.S. Moss, Bryant, Bailey, Hyde, Tallon, Magnuson, Burns, Morgan, B. Cox, Chumley, Forrester, Long, Daning, Forrest, Long, Daning, Forrest, Kirby, Anderson, Bennett, Brown, Jefferson, McCravy, Jones, Finlay, Hart, Yow, King, Crawford, Atkinson, Fry, Hill, Hewitt, Clemmons, McGinnis
- **2020-02-05** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Hiott, Clemmons, McGinnis, Bryant, Fry, Crawford, Forrest, Hewitt, Hyde, Morgan, Magnuson, Daning, Long, Chumley, Burns, Forrester, B Cox, Tallon, Jones, Kirby, Yow, Bennett, Anderson, Bailey, Atkinson, GR Smith, McCravy, Jefferson, Brown, King
- **2020-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-05** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2
- **2020-02-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-19** Ratified R 120
- **2020-03-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Effective date 03/24/20
- **2020-03-26** Act No. 118

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf72c451-aa56-4e68-a9c5-5141eea05c86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).