Dog control
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-1-320 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF AN ELECTRONIC COLLAR OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE PLACED ON A DOG BY ITS OWNER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE DOG.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022
Last action Apr 21, 2022
Floor votes · House Apr 20, 2022
How they voted
103–1
Passed · 17 other
Total votes 121
Apr 20, 2022
D
Democratic43
79% Yea
R
Republican78
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 20, 2022
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 20, 2022
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (103-1-17)
house
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Jan 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Nov 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Whitmire
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Joe Bustos
RRepublican
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