# South Carolina S 0337: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-640, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A SECTION OF THE PEE DEE RIVER. South Carolina S 0337, AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-640, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A SECTION OF THE PEE DEE RIVER., is a 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Reichenbach (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Act No. 120) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0337-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: South Carolina S 0337 - State: South Carolina - Session: 126th General Assembly (2025-2026) - Title: AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-640, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF BLUE CATFISH, SO AS TO INCLUDE A REFERENCE TO A SECTION OF THE PEE DEE RIVER. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-12 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Act No. 120 - Sponsor: Mike Reichenbach (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (139 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary Blue Catfish ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stricter blue catfish limits in South Carolina waters: cost, low. Beginning May 15, 2026, you cannot have more than 25 blue catfish in one day in Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, the Pee Dee River from the North Carolina line to the Highway 301 bridge, and the upper Santee River. In all other South Carolina waters, the daily limit is 150 blue catfish per person. In La… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mike Reichenbach (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-15 | House | (Blue Catfish)Passage of Bill | pass | 98 | 2 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | (Blue Catfish)2nd Reading | pass | 41 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-26: Act No. 120 (legislature) - 2026-05-26: Effective date 05/15/26 (legislature) - 2026-05-15: Signed By Governor (Governor) - 2026-05-14: Ratified R 134 (legislature) - 2026-04-29: Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House) - 2026-04-15: Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2 (House) - 2026-04-15: Read second time (House) - 2026-04-15: Amended (House) - 2026-04-02: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House) - 2026-02-24: Recommitted to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House) - 2026-02-19: Debate adjourned (House) - 2026-02-18: Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House) - 2025-03-20: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House) - 2025-03-20: Introduced and read first time (House) - 2025-03-12: Read third time and sent to House (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Scrivener's error corrected (legislature) - 2025-03-11: Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Read second time (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-05: Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Introduced and read first time (Senate) ## Bill text - Introduced: [HTML](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/337.htm) ## Related bills - S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ALLOW THE COUNTY TO INSTEAD ENFORCE AE STANDARDS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY'S FLOOD DAMA… (became law) - S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATIO… (signed) - H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE METHOD BY WHICH PERSONS FILE TO BECOME A CANDI… (signed) - S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, RELATING TO DETERMINATION OF RATES OF TUITION AND FEES, DESIGNATED AS RE… (signed) - S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RECEIVE A MONTHLY LEGISLATIVE EXPENSE ALLOWANCE OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS; TO PROVID… (signed) - H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING AS PROVIDED FOR IN CHAPTER 3, TITLE 61 TO MAY 1, 2026. (signed) ## Sources - [Introduced (HTML)](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/337.htm) ## Related - [S 0623: AN ACT TO EXEMPT GEORGETOWN COUNTY FROM CERTAIN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS AND TO AL…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0623-2025-2026) - [S 0586: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 172 OF 1995, RELATING TO THE KERSHAW COUNTY TRANSPORTATION…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0586-2025-2026) - [H 5653: AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 843 OF 1952, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE LEE COUNTY BOARD O…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5653-2025-2026) - [S 1062: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDU…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S1062-2025-2026) - [S 0779: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO PROVIDE THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY SHALL RE…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0779-2025-2026) - [H 5261: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING ALCOHOL SERVER TRAINING…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-H5261-2025-2026) - [South Carolina bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina/bills) - [South Carolina state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/south-carolina) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/SC-S0337-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).