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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR CERTAIN BODIES OF WATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR THE PORTION OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY LOCATED IN HORRY COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1556, RELATING TO LOCATIONS WHERE STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIODS OF TIME WHEN STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN IN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-230, RELATING TO THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE PORTION OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN HORRY COUNTY, TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITS FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, TO REVISE THE SIZE, LIMITS, AND PERIOD FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE SANTEE RIVER, AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY OF THE STRIPED BASS FISHERY ON THE SANTEE AND COOPER RIVER SYSTEMS. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR CERTAIN BODIES OF WATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR THE PORTION OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY LOCATED IN HORRY COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1556, RELATING TO LOCATIONS WHERE STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIODS OF TIME WHEN STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN IN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-230, RELATING TO THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE PORTION OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN HORRY COUNTY, TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITS FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, TO REVISE THE SIZE, LIMITS, AND PERIOD FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE SANTEE RIVER, AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY OF THE STRIPED BASS FISHERY ON THE SANTEE AND COOPER RIVER SYSTEMS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "H 3698"
citation: "South Carolina H 3698 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Duckworth", "Forrest", "Hiott", "Hixon", "V.S. Moss"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 28
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2017-02-08"
last_action: "2018-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29a3f94b-30b9-4642-8fbf-02372e1799cd"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3698&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "267da73b2a084a4f7e9fc21a86bd6701d4cfbbe58409f1f3635770196ecf1bd9"
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 3698 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR CERTAIN BODIES OF WATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES FOR THE PORTION OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY LOCATED IN HORRY COUNTY; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1556, RELATING TO LOCATIONS WHERE STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN, SO AS TO REVISE THE PERIODS OF TIME WHEN STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN IN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-230, RELATING TO THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE PORTION OF THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN HORRY COUNTY, TO REVISE THE PERIOD OF TIME WHEN STRIPED BASS MAY BE TAKEN WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, TO PROVIDE FOR LIMITS FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS WITHIN VARIOUS BODIES OF WATER, TO REVISE THE SIZE, LIMITS, AND PERIOD FOR THE TAKING OF STRIPED BASS IN THE SANTEE RIVER, AND TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES STUDY OF THE STRIPED BASS FISHERY ON THE SANTEE AND COOPER RIVER SYSTEMS. - ratified title
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2/16/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20170216.htm)
2. **2/8/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20170208.htm)
3. **3/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20170327.htm)
4. **4/18/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20180418.htm)
5. **5/10/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20170510.htm)
6. **5/11/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20170511.htm)
7. **5/3/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/3698_20170503.htm)
## Votes
- 3rd Reading — **361** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **174** (fail) · lower
- Adopt Conference Report — **1040** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **1070** (pass) · lower
- to adopt the conference report — **390** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Duckworth — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Hiott — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- V.S. Moss — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-02-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-02-21** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2017-02-22** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-05-03** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-10** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-10** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-05-11** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-1
- **2017-05-11** Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- **2017-05-11** Roll call Yeas-1 Nays-74
- **2017-05-11** Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Grooms,. McElveen, Rice
- **2017-05-11** Conference committee appointed VS Moss, Hixon, Kirby
- **2018-04-17** Conference report received and adopted
- **2018-04-17** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2018-04-18** Conference report adopted
- **2018-04-18** Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
- **2018-04-18** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2018-05-01** Ratified R 176
- **2018-05-03** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-11** Effective date 05/03/18
- **2018-05-14** Act No. 164
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29a3f94b-30b9-4642-8fbf-02372e1799cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).