---
type: "Bill"
title: "Finfish"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CATCH LIMIT FOR TRIPLETAIL; 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 TRIPLETAIL. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 475"
citation: "South Carolina S 475 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campsen"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2020-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/326d1d8b-f910-49cf-97a5-11c5eb5db925"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=475&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "26297a705af267a513aa6f4d1a4592ec465431285ba2b9469b61a23608e1bf0e"
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 475 (2019-2020) — Finfish

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CATCH LIMIT FOR TRIPLETAIL; 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 TRIPLETAIL. - 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/475.htm)
2. **2/20/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/475_20190220.htm)
3. **2/5/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/475_20190205.htm)
4. **5/1/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/475_20190501.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–3** (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`
- **2019-03-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2019-03-20** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** 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, Hewitt, Fry, Crawford, Hixon, Hardee, Bailey, G.R. Smith, Trantham, V.S. Moss, Bryant, Burns, Martin, Forrest, Anderson, Forrester, Chumley, Daning, McCravy, Hill, Hart, Yow, Bannister
- **2020-02-05** Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Hiott, Hixon, Bryant, Fry, Crawford, Hardee, Bailey, Hewitt, Forrest, Trantham, Burns, Bannister, Daning, Chumley, Forrester, Anderson, Yow, Martin, McCravy
- **2020-02-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-05** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-3
- **2020-02-06** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-03-19** Ratified R 121
- **2020-03-24** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-26** Effective date 03/24/20
- **2020-03-26** Act No. 119

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/326d1d8b-f910-49cf-97a5-11c5eb5db925`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).