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4.9 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Blue catfish"
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description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF MORE THAN TWO BLUE CATFISH GREATER THAN THIRTY-TWO INCHES IN LENGTH IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE A DAILY LIMIT FOR CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-1120, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR FISHING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THE BLUE CATFISH CATCH LIMIT IS FOURTEEN POINTS; AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE BLUE CATFISH FISHERY IN THE SANTEE AND COOPER RIVER SYSTEMS. - ratified title"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
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legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "S 36"
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citation: "South Carolina S 36 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Grooms"]
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-12-09"
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last_action: "2021-06-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8b0e3d8-6224-48ad-825a-043ca9a299bb"
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source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=36&session=124&summary=B"
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source_hash: "6f510359bc4113ffbd4cdd1f40529e3a83a9c971b9e17517f75a7f4992aa9cec"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
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---
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# South Carolina S 36 (2021-2022) — Blue catfish
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AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-640, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF MORE THAN TWO BLUE CATFISH GREATER THAN THIRTY-TWO INCHES IN LENGTH IN CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE A DAILY LIMIT FOR CERTAIN WATERS OF THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-1120, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE POINT SYSTEM FOR FISHING VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THE BLUE CATFISH CATCH LIMIT IS FOURTEEN POINTS; AND TO REQUIRE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE BLUE CATFISH FISHERY IN THE SANTEE AND COOPER RIVER SYSTEMS. - ratified title
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/36.htm)
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2. **12/9/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/36_20201209.htm)
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3. **2/18/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/36_20210218.htm)
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4. **2/24/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/36_20210224.htm)
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5. **4/29/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/36_20210429.htm)
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6. **5/4/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/36_20210504.htm)
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## Votes
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- to concur — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage of Bill — **118–0** (pass) · lower
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- 2nd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Grooms — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-09** Prefiled `filing`
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- **2020-12-09** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-18** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-24** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-02-24** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-24** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
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- **2021-02-25** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-29** Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
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- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-04** Read second time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-118 Nays-0
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- **2021-05-05** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-05-06** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
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- **2021-05-06** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
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- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 53
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- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-01** Effective date 06/16/21
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- **2021-06-01** Act No. 40
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8b0e3d8-6224-48ad-825a-043ca9a299bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
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