---
type: "Bill"
title: "Lower Saluda River hook size restriction"
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 RESTRICT PERMITTED HOOK SIZE IN THE LOWER SALUDA RIVER. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 5007"
citation: "South Carolina H 5007 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caskey", "Hixon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2afc1d12-39f1-4e50-a2c2-4f257467de4a"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5007&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "bd1fa4e338bb82789534246e105ffc5f8358f5a9271596cc8b384110b14f7db6"
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 5007 (2023-2024) — Lower Saluda River hook size restriction

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-230, RELATING TO STRIPED BASS LIMITS, SO AS TO RESTRICT PERMITTED HOOK SIZE IN THE LOWER SALUDA RIVER. - 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/5007.htm)
2. **02/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5007_20240201.htm)
3. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5007_20240228.htm)
4. **04/16/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/5007_20240416.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caskey — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-02-01** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-29** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-29** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-07** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-18** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-18** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2024-04-25** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 170
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-30** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-30** Act No. 154

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2afc1d12-39f1-4e50-a2c2-4f257467de4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).