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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 5473: Fishing

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 5473 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on March 31, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Fishing. Primary sponsor: Phillip Lowe (Republican), Robert Williams (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 5, 2026): Effective date 05/19/26.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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. - RATIFIED TITLE

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phillip LowePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Robert WilliamsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective date 05/19/26
  2. Act No. 219
  3. Signed By Governor
  4. Ratified R 218
  5. Read third time and sent to House
  6. Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-1
  7. Read second time
  8. Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
  9. Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
  10. Introduced and read first time
  11. Read third time and sent to Senate
  12. Roll call Yeas-87 Nays-20

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source