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| Bill | Red drum, saltwater fish, deer hunting | AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-1705, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR CERTAIN SALTWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO REVISE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR CERTAIN SALTWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO REVISE THE SIZE LIMIT FOR RED DRUM; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-1700, RELATING TO EQUIPMENT FOR THE CATCHING OF SALTWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO REQUIRE A NONOFFSET, NONSTAINLESS STEEL CIRCLE HOOK WHEN USING A HANDHELD HOOK AND LINE AND A HOOK SIZE OF 4/0 OR LARGER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-650, RELATING TO DEER HUNTING, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANTERLESS DEER TAGS ISSUED. - RATIFIED TITLE | us/states/sc | South Carolina General Assembly | 2025-2026 | S 961 | South Carolina S 961 (2025-2026) |
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7 | 24 | 4 | 2026-02-26 | 2026-06-05 | openstates | ocd-bill/d66536c2-877f-4ae9-a428-ea521430121c | https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=961&session=126&summary=B | 4f19f8c053601e8f490be63b6246e649c6e96c12af091c3f0227a4b567479d1f | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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South Carolina S 961 (2025-2026) — Red drum, saltwater fish, deer hunting
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-1705, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR CERTAIN SALTWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO REVISE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR CERTAIN SALTWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO REVISE THE SIZE LIMIT FOR RED DRUM; BY AMENDING SECTION 50-5-1700, RELATING TO EQUIPMENT FOR THE CATCHING OF SALTWATER GAME FISH, SO AS TO REQUIRE A NONOFFSET, NONSTAINLESS STEEL CIRCLE HOOK WHEN USING A HANDHELD HOOK AND LINE AND A HOOK SIZE OF 4/0 OR LARGER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-650, RELATING TO DEER HUNTING, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ANTERLESS DEER TAGS ISSUED. - RATIFIED TITLE
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Filed (filed) — source
- 02/26/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/04/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 03/11/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/06/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/07/2026 (committee substitute) — source
- 05/12/2026 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- to adopt amendment — 43–0 (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — 104–6 (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — 98–3 (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — 39–1 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Campsen — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-26 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2026-02-26 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
referral-committee - 2026-03-04 Scrivener's error corrected
- 2026-03-11 Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-03-17 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-03-17 Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-1
- 2026-03-19 Read third time and sent to House
passage, reading-3 - 2026-03-24 Introduced and read first time
introduction, reading-1 - 2026-03-24 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
referral-committee - 2026-05-06 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-05-07 Amended
amendment-passage - 2026-05-07 Read second time
reading-2 - 2026-05-07 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-3
- 2026-05-07 Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- 2026-05-08 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
passage, reading-3 - 2026-05-12 House amendment amended
amendment-amendment - 2026-05-12 Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- 2026-05-12 Returned to House with amendments
- 2026-05-14 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- 2026-05-14 Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-6
- 2026-05-15 Ratified R 242
- 2026-05-19 Signed By Governor
executive-signature - 2026-06-05 Effective date See Act for Effective Date
- 2026-06-03 Act No. 231
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d66536c2-877f-4ae9-a428-ea521430121c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).