---
type: "Bill"
title: "Snapper-Grouper Fishery"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-2730, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL FISHING REGULATIONS IN STATE WATERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEASON, CATCH LIMITS, AND MINIMUM SIZES FOR CERTAIN SPECIES UNDER THE SNAPPER-GROUPER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 219"
citation: "South Carolina S 219 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goldfinch"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c1cf226-2d9f-4db2-8a64-f404e67a3bdf"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=219&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "c5b03f032e204c2fba368ad238d50a179efb824b15da0352d61213724f542dc6"
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 219 (2025-2026) — Snapper-Grouper Fishery

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-2730, RELATING TO THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL FISHING REGULATIONS IN STATE WATERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SEASON, CATCH LIMITS, AND MINIMUM SIZES FOR CERTAIN SPECIES UNDER THE SNAPPER-GROUPER FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN. - 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/219.htm)
2. **01/15/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/219_20250115.htm)
3. **02/19/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/219_20250219.htm)
4. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/219_20250226.htm)
5. **02/26/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/219_20250226a.htm)
6. **04/29/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/219_20250429.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Goldfinch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-15** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-19** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-26** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-26** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2025-02-27** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-05** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-05** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-01** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-01** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2025-05-01** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2025-05-02** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Ratified R 32
- **2025-05-08** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16** Effective date 05/08/25
- **2025-05-16** Act No. 16

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c1cf226-2d9f-4db2-8a64-f404e67a3bdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).