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Bill Blue crab, robust redhorse AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-400 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE LIMITED COMMERCIAL BLUE CRAB LICENSE AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING THE LICENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-350, RELATING TO THE TRANSFERABILITY OF LICENSES, SO AS TO EXEMPT THE LIMITED COMMERCIAL BLUE CRAB LICENSE FROM THE GENERAL TRANSFER PROHIBITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-325, RELATING TO COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT LICENSES AND FEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE COMMERCIAL TRAP LICENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-360, RELATING TO LICENSES TO ENGAGE IN SHEDDING PEELER CRABS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT AN APPLICANT'S OR LICENSEE'S BUSINESS PREMISES BE CAPABLE OF PEELER SHEDDING OPERATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-545, RELATING TO TRAPS FOR TAKING BLUE CRAB, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MATERIAL, DIMENSIONS, AND ESCAPE-VENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRAPS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-1345 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE CERTAIN REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF BLUE CRABS BY TRAP; BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-1302 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A RECREATIONAL LIMIT OF ONE BUSHEL OF BLUE CRABS PER PERSON PER DAY NOT TO EXCEED TWO BUSHELS PER BOAT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-330, RELATING TO RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CRAB TRAPS THAT MAY BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES FROM TWO TO FIVE WITH A RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP ENDORSEMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-540, RELATING TO RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COST OF THE RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP ENDORSEMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-555, RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT AND ATTENTION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-13-647 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TAKING, HARMING, OR KILLING OF ROBUST REDHORSE. - RATIFIED TITLE us/states/sc South Carolina General Assembly 2023-2024 H 4386 South Carolina H 4386 (2023-2024)
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South Carolina H 4386 (2023-2024) — Blue crab, robust redhorse

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-400 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE LIMITED COMMERCIAL BLUE CRAB LICENSE AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBTAINING THE LICENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-350, RELATING TO THE TRANSFERABILITY OF LICENSES, SO AS TO EXEMPT THE LIMITED COMMERCIAL BLUE CRAB LICENSE FROM THE GENERAL TRANSFER PROHIBITION; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-325, RELATING TO COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT LICENSES AND FEES, SO AS TO REVISE THE FEE STRUCTURE FOR THE COMMERCIAL TRAP LICENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-360, RELATING TO LICENSES TO ENGAGE IN SHEDDING PEELER CRABS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT AN APPLICANT'S OR LICENSEE'S BUSINESS PREMISES BE CAPABLE OF PEELER SHEDDING OPERATIONS; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-545, RELATING TO TRAPS FOR TAKING BLUE CRAB, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE MATERIAL, DIMENSIONS, AND ESCAPE-VENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE TRAPS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-1345 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE CERTAIN REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OF BLUE CRABS BY TRAP; BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-1302 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A RECREATIONAL LIMIT OF ONE BUSHEL OF BLUE CRABS PER PERSON PER DAY NOT TO EXCEED TWO BUSHELS PER BOAT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-330, RELATING TO RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT LIMITS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CRAB TRAPS THAT MAY BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES FROM TWO TO FIVE WITH A RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP ENDORSEMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-540, RELATING TO RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE COST OF THE RECREATIONAL CRAB TRAP ENDORSEMENT; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-555, RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT AND ATTENTION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO IMPOSE A CIVIL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-13-647 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TAKING, HARMING, OR KILLING OF ROBUST REDHORSE. - RATIFIED TITLE

Version chain

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

  1. Filed (filed) — source
  2. 02/14/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  3. 04/16/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  4. 04/27/2023 (committee substitute) — source
  5. 05/07/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  6. 05/08/2024 (committee substitute) — source
  7. 06/26/2024 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage of Bill — 1080 (pass) · lower
  • Adopt Conference Report — 8815 (pass) · lower
  • 3rd Reading — 430 (pass) · upper
  • Concur in Senate Amendments — 0104 (fail) · lower
  • to adopt the conference report — 420 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Forrest — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-04-26 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-04-26 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
  • 2024-02-14 Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-27 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-27 Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0
  • 2024-02-28 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
  • 2024-02-28 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2024-02-28 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
  • 2024-04-16 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-05-07 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2024-05-07 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-05-08 Amended amendment-passage
  • 2024-05-08 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-08 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
  • 2024-05-09 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
  • 2024-05-09 Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-104
  • 2024-05-09 Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Campsen, Goldfinch, McElveen
  • 2024-05-09 Conference committee appointed Hixon, Forrest, McDaniel
  • 2024-06-26 Conference report received and adopted
  • 2024-06-26 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
  • 2024-06-26 Conference report received and adopted
  • 2024-06-26 Roll call Yeas-88 Nays-15
  • 2024-06-26 Ordered enrolled for ratification
  • 2024-06-27 Ratified R 249
  • 2024-07-01 Signed By Governor executive-signature
  • 2024-07-17 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
  • 2024-07-17 Act No. 212

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/0faf91d7-03c0-4a3d-ba42-4972955768f9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).