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Bill	Flounder- catch size and limits	AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-5-1705 AND 50-5-1710, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH AND SIZE LIMITS FOR THE TAKING, POSSESSING, LANDING, SELLING, OR PURCHASING OF CERTAIN FISH FROM THE STATE'S WATERS, SO AS TO DECREASE THE CATCH LIMIT AND INCREASE THE SIZE LIMIT FOR FLOUNDER; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-540, RELATING TO RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING LICENSES AND CHARTER FISHING VESSELS, SO AS TO INCREASE CERTAIN FEES AND TO CREATE AND ELIMINATE CERTAIN LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVENUES GENERATED BY CERTAIN LICENSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PORTION BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FLOUNDER STOCKING PROGRAM; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PROVIDE A REPORT ON SOUTH CAROLINA'S STOCK OF FLOUNDER. - ratified title	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2021-2022	H 3957	South Carolina H 3957 (2021-2022)	bill		enacted	Bailey G.M. Smith Hewitt Kirby	9	32	6	2021-02-23	2021-06-22	openstates	ocd-bill/32b0f359-1e83-44fb-8247-63bfc86f7f7f	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3957&session=124&summary=B	2e56664ccf65287dee5db974671d22b116f54aadf3b22808a8c11214ee56db8b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-sc

South Carolina H 3957 (2021-2022) — Flounder- catch size and limits

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-5-1705 AND 50-5-1710, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH AND SIZE LIMITS FOR THE TAKING, POSSESSING, LANDING, SELLING, OR PURCHASING OF CERTAIN FISH FROM THE STATE'S WATERS, SO AS TO DECREASE THE CATCH LIMIT AND INCREASE THE SIZE LIMIT FOR FLOUNDER; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-540, RELATING TO RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING LICENSES AND CHARTER FISHING VESSELS, SO AS TO INCREASE CERTAIN FEES AND TO CREATE AND ELIMINATE CERTAIN LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVENUES GENERATED BY CERTAIN LICENSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THAT A PORTION BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FLOUNDER STOCKING PROGRAM; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PROVIDE A REPORT ON SOUTH CAROLINA'S STOCK OF FLOUNDER. - ratified title

Version chain

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

1. Filed (filed) — source
2. 2/23/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3. 3/11/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4. 3/16/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5. 4/22/2021 (committee substitute) — source
6. 5/12/2021 (committee substitute) — source
7. 5/12/2021-A (committee substitute) — source
8. 5/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
9. 6/8/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• Passage of Bill — 106–3 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Amendment 1a — 109–4 (pass) · lower
• to adopt the free conference report — 42–0 (pass) · upper
• Grant Free Conference Powers — 111–1 (pass) · lower
• Adopt Free Conference Report — 103–2 (pass) · lower
• 2nd Reading — 43–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Bailey — primary (person)
• G.M. Smith — primary (person)
• Hewitt — primary (person)
• Kirby — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-02-23 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-02-23 Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs referral-committee
• 2021-03-11 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-03-16 Amended amendment-passage
• 2021-03-16 Read second time reading-2
• 2021-03-16 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-3
• 2021-03-17 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
• 2021-03-17 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
• 2021-03-17 Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry referral-committee
• 2021-04-22 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry committee-passage-favorable
• 2021-05-04 Committee Amendment Adopted amendment-passage
• 2021-05-04 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-1
• 2021-05-06 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
• 2021-05-12 Senate amendment amended amendment-amendment
• 2021-05-12 Returned to Senate with amendments
• 2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-4
• 2021-05-13 Non-concurrence in House amendment
• 2021-05-13 House insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Reps. Lowe, Hewitt, Pendarvis
• 2021-05-13 Conference committee appointed Campsen, Goldfinch, McElveen
• 2021-06-08 Free conference powers granted
• 2021-06-08 Free conference committee appointed Campsen, Goldfinch, McElveen
• 2021-06-08 Free conference report received and adopted
• 2021-06-08 Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
• 2021-06-08 Free conference powers granted
• 2021-06-08 Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-1
• 2021-06-08 Free conference committee appointed Lowe, Hewitt, Pendarvis
• 2021-06-08 Free conference report adopted
• 2021-06-08 Ordered enrolled for ratification
• 2021-06-09 Ratified R 111
• 2021-06-15 Signed By Governor executive-signature
• 2021-06-22 Effective date 07/01/21
• 2021-06-22 Act No. 91

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/32b0f359-1e83-44fb-8247-63bfc86f7f7f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).