---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fishing"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 SO AS TO PROHIBIT FISHING ON THE J. FOSTER JEFFORDS CAUSEWAY IN FLORENCE COUNTY. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 5473"
citation: "South Carolina H 5473 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lowe", "Williams"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-31"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d293d98b-72b7-4360-93de-3eb18a604d40"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=5473&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "4a55c886e4c8556d985d931734f48644c488568f0c00416d5062bb3d258fe52a"
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 5473 (2025-2026) — Fishing

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 SO AS TO PROHIBIT FISHING ON THE J. FOSTER JEFFORDS CAUSEWAY IN FLORENCE COUNTY. - 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/5473.htm)
2. **03/31/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5473_20260331.htm)
3. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5473_20260402.htm)
4. **04/29/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/5473_20260429.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **87–20** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lowe — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-31** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-03-31** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-14** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams
- **2026-04-14** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-14** Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-20
- **2026-04-15** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2026-04-15** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-29** Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
- **2026-05-05** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-05-05** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-1
- **2026-05-06** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 218
- **2026-05-19** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-05** Effective date 05/19/26
- **2026-06-03** Act No. 219

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d293d98b-72b7-4360-93de-3eb18a604d40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).