Fishing

2025-2026 Bill 5473: Fishing

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026

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A219, R218, H5473

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Reps. Lowe and Williams

Document Path: LC-0252PH26.docx

Introduced in the House on March 31, 2026

Introduced in the Senate on April 15, 2026

Governor's Action: May 19, 2026, Signed

Summary: Fishing

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

3/31/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 243
)

3/31/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
(
House Journal-page 243
)

4/2/2026

House

Committee report: Favorable
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
(
House Journal-page 7
)

4/14/2026

House

Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Williams

4/14/2026

House

Read second time (
House Journal-page 46
)

4/14/2026

House

Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-20 (
House Journal-page 47
)

4/15/2026

House

Read third time and sent to Senate (
House Journal-page 16
)

4/15/2026

Senate

Introduced and read first time (
Senate Journal-page 42
)

4/15/2026

Senate

Referred to Committee on
Fish, Game and Forestry
(
Senate Journal-page 42
)

4/29/2026

Senate

Recalled from Committee on
Fish, Game and Forestry
(
Senate Journal-page 8
)

5/5/2026

Senate

Read second time (
Senate Journal-page 53
)

5/5/2026

Senate

Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-1 (
Senate Journal-page 53
)

5/6/2026

Senate

Read third time and sent to House (
Senate Journal-page 84
)

5/14/2026

Ratified R 218

5/19/2026

Signed By Governor

6/5/2026

Effective date 05/19/26

6/3/2026

Act No. 219

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

03/31/2026
04/02/2026
04/29/2026

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

NOTE: THIS IS A TEMPORARY VERSION. THIS DOCUMENT WILL REMAIN IN THIS VERSION UNTIL FINAL APPROVAL BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

(A219, R218, H5473)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 19, TITLE 50 SO AS TO PROHIBIT FISHING ON THE J. FOSTER JEFFORDS CAUSEWAY IN FLORENCE COUNTY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Florence County fishing

SECTION 1. Chapter 19, Title 50 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

Article 15

Florence County Fishing

Section 50-19-810. Notwithstanding another provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to fish at any time on the causeway crossing Forest Lake on Knollwood Road, also known as J. Foster Jeffords Causeway, in Florence County. Any person found guilty of violating the provision of this section shall be fined not more than the sum of twenty-five dollars or be confined for a period not more than thirty days, in the discretion of the court, for each separate offense.

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2026.

Approved the 19th day of May, 2026.

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