---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hybrid striped bass"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-230, RELATING TO STRIPED BASS LIMITS, SO AS TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO HYBRID BASS. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4387"
citation: "South Carolina H 4387 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-26"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/912fc2fe-0300-4efa-b409-c3944d4751ca"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4387&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "ba70eba20cda4324cea69badc43600ca1126d816e6b69e90c27ebf1870087044"
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 H 4387 (2023-2024) — Hybrid striped bass

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-230, RELATING TO STRIPED BASS LIMITS, SO AS TO INCLUDE REFERENCES TO HYBRID BASS. - 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/sess125_2023-2024/bills/4387.htm)
2. **02/14/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4387_20240214.htm)
3. **02/15/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4387_20240215.htm)
4. **04/16/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4387_20240416.htm)
5. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4387_20240417.htm)
6. **04/27/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4387_20230427.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **108–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Forrest — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-14** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-15** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-02-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-27** Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-1
- **2024-02-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-28** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-28** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2024-04-30** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-30** Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- **2024-05-01** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 158
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 143

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/912fc2fe-0300-4efa-b409-c3944d4751ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).