South Carolina 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House

H 4971 — A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO REDUCE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM.

Last action — Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

  2. Introduced and read first time

  3. Read third time and sent to Senate

  4. Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1

  5. Read second time

  6. Amended

  7. Requests for debate-Rep(s). M. Rivers, Loftis, Hart, Brown, Mack, Ott, Hiott, Fry, Hixon, Kirby, Caskey

  8. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

  9. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Kirby, Forrest, Yow, Blackwell

  10. Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

  11. Introduced and read first time

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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7 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 1 voted No

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage of Bill

Passed 106 Yea · 1 Nay · 16 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1061016
Total 1061016
% of votes cast 86%1%0%13%
How each member voted (123)
Member Party Vote
Arrington, Katherine E. — Yea
Atwater, Todd K. — Yea
Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D. — Yea
Brown, Robert L. — Yea
Clary, Gary E. — Yea
Clemmons, Alan D. — Yea
Cole, J. Derham, Jr. — Yea
Crosby, William E. — Yea
Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr. — Yea
Douglas, MaryGail K. — Yea
Duckworth, Gregory D. — Yea
Forrester, P. Michael — Yea
Funderburk, Laurie Slade — Yea
Hamilton, Daniel P. — Yea
Henderson, Phyllis J. — Yea
Knight, Patsy G. — Yea
Mace, Nancy — Yea
McCoy, Peter M., Jr. — Yea
McEachern, Joseph A. — Yea
Norrell, Mandy Powers — Yea
Pitts, Michael A. — Yea
Putnam, Joshua A. — Yea
Ridgeway, Robert L., III — Yea
Robinson-Simpson, Leola C. — Yea
Sottile, F. Michael — Yea
Spires, L. Kit — Yea
Tallon, Edward R., Sr. — Yea
Toole, McLain R. — Yea
Anthony, Michael A. — Not Voting
Mack, David J., III — Not Voting
Smith, James E., Jr. — Not Voting
Allison, Merita A. — Yea
Bennett, Linda — Yea
Blackwell, Bart T. — Yea
Brawley, Wendy C. — Yea
Bryant, Bruce M. — Yea
Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. — Yea
Daning, Joseph S. — Yea
Felder, R. Raye — Yea
Finlay, Kirkman, III — Yea
Fry, Russell W. — Yea
Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn D. — Yea
Henegan, Patricia Moore — Yea
Hill, Jonathon D. — Not Voting
Huggins, Chip — Yea
Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. — Yea
Johnson, Jeffrey E. — Yea
Loftis, Dwight A. — Not Voting
Lucas, James H. — Yea
Martin, Richard — Yea
McKnight, Cezar E. — Not Voting
Moss, V. Stephen — Yea
Murphy, Chris — Yea
Parks, J. Anne — Yea
Pendarvis, Marvin R. — Yea
Representative Beth E. Bernstein — Yea
Representative Bill Taylor — Yea
Representative Brandon Newton — Yea
Representative Bruce W. Bannister — Yea
Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. — Yea
Representative Carl L. Anderson — Yea
Representative Chandra E. Dillard — Yea
Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart — Yea
Representative Craig A. Gagnon — Yea
Representative David R. Hiott — Not Voting
Representative Dennis C. Moss — Yea
Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter — Yea
Representative Heather Ammons Crawford — Yea
Representative J. David Weeks — Yea
Representative J. Todd Rutherford — Not Voting
Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes — Yea
Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns — Yea
Representative Jeff Bradley — Yea
Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. — Yea
Representative John R. McCravy III — Yea
Representative John Richard C. King — Not Voting
Representative Josiah Magnuson — Yea
Representative Justin T. Bamberg — Not Voting
Representative Kevin Hardee — Yea
Representative Lee Hewitt — Yea
Representative Leon Howard — Not Voting
Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis — Not Voting
Representative Lonnie Hosey — Yea
Representative Lucas Atkinson — Yea
Representative Mark N. Willis — Not Voting
Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Yea
Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. — Nay
Representative Nathan Ballentine — Yea
Representative Neal A. Collins — Yea
Representative Phillip Bowers — Yea
Representative Phillip D. Lowe — Yea
Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow — Yea
Representative Robert Q. Williams — Yea
Representative Roger K. Kirby — Yea
Representative Shannon S. Erickson — Yea
Representative Steven Wayne Long — Yea
Representative Sylleste H. Davis — Yea
Representative Terry Alexander — Yea
Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope — Yea
Representative Timothy A. "Tim" McGinnis — Yea
Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. — Yea
Representative Wendell G. Gilliard — Yea
Representative William "Bill" Clyburn — Yea
Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman — Not Voting
Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley — Yea
Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon — Not Voting
Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire — Yea
Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton — Yea
Sandifer, William E., III — Yea
Senator Jason Elliott — Yea
Senator Russell L. Ott — Yea
Senator Tom Young, Jr. — Yea
Simrill, J. Gary — Yea
Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. — Yea
Smith, Garry R. — Yea
Stringer, Tommy M. — Not Voting
Thayer, Anne J. — Yea
Thigpen, Ivory Torrey — Yea
Trantham, Ashley B. — Yea
West, John Taliaferro, IV — Yea
Wheeler, William W., III — Yea
White, W. Brian — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4971?
H 4971 is sponsored by Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Representative Lee Hewitt, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Roger K. Kirby, McCoy, Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow, and Blackwell, Bart T..
What is the current status of H 4971?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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