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Bill	Fishing	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FRESHWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE ALL BLACK BASS AND TROUT HYBRIDS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "LANDING NET (DIP NET)" AND TO ADD BARTRAM'S BASS, ALABAMA BASS, AND TROUT HYBRIDS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-80, RELATING TO TAKING FISH BY SNAGGING, SO AS TO PROHIBIT ALL TAKING OF FISH BY SNAGGING; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-210, RELATING TO DAILY POSSESSION LIMITS, SO AS TO ADD BARTRAM'S BASS AND ALABAMA BASS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-310, RELATING TO GAME FISH CAUGHT WITH NETS AND OTHER NONGAME FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE TAKING OF GAME FISH WITH A LANDING NET; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-620, RELATING TO FLOATING MARKERS FOR FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE INSPECTION OR REMOVAL OF A TROTLINE AFTER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-635, RELATING TO PERMISSIBLE FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A LANDING NET; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-670, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF GAME FISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE USE OF A LANDING NET; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-675, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERMITTED NONGAME FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO INCLUDE LANDING NETS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1610, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OR TRAFFIC OF CERTAIN GAME FISH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE TAKING OF FISH FROM THE FRESHWATERS OF THIS STATE. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 4907	South Carolina H 4907 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Hixon	4	16	2	2022-02-02	2022-04-15	openstates	ocd-bill/f2b1ad82-0d71-499e-b0e9-ef3134a33f1e	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4907&session=124&summary=B	2013c4831937554c4f8d45c0d4a0fb4a55ea84308c1a76380696cc688e9b359c	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 4907 (2021-2022) — Fishing

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FRESHWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE ALL BLACK BASS AND TROUT HYBRIDS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-10, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS, SO AS TO DEFINE "LANDING NET (DIP NET)" AND TO ADD BARTRAM'S BASS, ALABAMA BASS, AND TROUT HYBRIDS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-80, RELATING TO TAKING FISH BY SNAGGING, SO AS TO PROHIBIT ALL TAKING OF FISH BY SNAGGING; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-210, RELATING TO DAILY POSSESSION LIMITS, SO AS TO ADD BARTRAM'S BASS AND ALABAMA BASS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-310, RELATING TO GAME FISH CAUGHT WITH NETS AND OTHER NONGAME FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE TAKING OF GAME FISH WITH A LANDING NET; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-620, RELATING TO FLOATING MARKERS FOR FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE INSPECTION OR REMOVAL OF A TROTLINE AFTER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-635, RELATING TO PERMISSIBLE FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR THE USE OF A LANDING NET; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-670, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF GAME FISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE USE OF A LANDING NET; TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-675, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERMITTED NONGAME FISHING DEVICES, SO AS TO INCLUDE LANDING NETS, AMONG OTHER THINGS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1610, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OR TRAFFIC OF CERTAIN GAME FISH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE TAKING OF FISH FROM THE FRESHWATERS OF THIS STATE. - ratified title

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/17/2022 (committee substitute) — source
3. 2/2/2022 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/17/2022 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 104–0 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 45–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Hixon — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-02-02 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-02-02 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2022-02-17 Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-02-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-02-23 Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-0
• 2022-02-24 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2022-02-24 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2022-02-24 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
• 2022-03-17 Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
• 2022-03-23 Read second time reading-2
• 2022-03-23 Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
• 2022-03-31 Read third time and enrolled passage, reading-3
• 2022-04-07 Ratified R 147
• 2022-04-11 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2022-04-15 Effective date 04/11/22
• 2022-04-15 Act No. 137

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f2b1ad82-0d71-499e-b0e9-ef3134a33f1e. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).