---
type: "Bill"
title: "Blue Catfish"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-640, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A SECTION OF THE PEE DEE RIVER. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 337"
citation: "South Carolina S 337 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Reichenbach"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3a5cfb99-8a4e-4b8b-ae9b-86eca77c79fb"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=337&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "7b37162e00457d83fdd3796525f805a6f64ab835548088a0c305b7f2d173eda8"
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 337 (2025-2026) — Blue Catfish

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-640, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A SECTION OF THE PEE DEE 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/sess126_2025-2026/bills/337.htm)
2. **02/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20250212.htm)
3. **02/18/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20260218.htm)
4. **03/05/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20250305.htm)
5. **03/05/2025-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20250305a.htm)
6. **03/06/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20250306.htm)
7. **03/11/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20250311.htm)
8. **03/12/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20250312.htm)
9. **04/02/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20260402.htm)
10. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/337_20260415.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Reichenbach — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-12** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-05** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-11** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-11** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2025-03-12** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2025-03-12** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-18** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-19** Debate adjourned
- **2026-02-24** Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2
- **2026-04-16** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-29** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 134
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 120

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3a5cfb99-8a4e-4b8b-ae9b-86eca77c79fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).