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H 3682 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Animal Cruelty

Summary
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 47-1-140, RELATING TO THE CARE OF ANIMALS AFTER THE ARREST OF THE OWNER, SO AS TO REMOVE PROVISIONS REGARDING A LIEN ON THE SEIZED ANIMAL; BY AMENDING SECTION 47-1-145, RELATING TO CUSTODY AND CARE OF ANIMALS AFTER THE ARREST OF THE OWNER, SO AS TO OUTLINE HEARING PROCEDURES FOR ORDERING THE COST OF CARE OF THE SEIZED ANIMALS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 47-1-170, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Jan 12, 2023 Signed May 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024 · House Mar 29, 2023

How they voted

45–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 46
May 7, 2024
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
29 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 21, 2024
Signed into law
Signed By Governor
legislature
May 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
lower
May 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
May 7, 2024
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (45-0-1)
senate
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2023
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (108-0-14)
house
Mar 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 12, 2023
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
24 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Annie McDaniel
Annie McDaniel
DDemocratic
SC
41
P
Photo of Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
SC
86
P
Photo of Brian Lawson
Brian Lawson
RRepublican
SC
30
P
Photo of Carla Schuessler
Carla Schuessler
RRepublican
SC
61
P
Photo of Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
SC
98
P
Photo of Chris Wooten
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
SC
69
P
Photo of David Vaughan
David Vaughan
RRepublican
SC
27
P
Photo of Gary Brewer
Gary Brewer
RRepublican
SC
114
P
Photo of Heather Bauer
Heather Bauer
DDemocratic
SC
75
P
Photo of Heather Crawford
Heather Crawford
RRepublican
SC
68
P
Photo of Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson
RRepublican
SC
58
P
Photo of Kevin Hardee
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
SC
105
P
Photo of Lee Hewitt
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
SC
108
P
Photo of Mark Smith
Mark Smith
RRepublican
SC
99
P
Photo of Mark Willis
Mark Willis
RRepublican
SC
16
P
Photo of Pat Henegan
Pat Henegan
DDemocratic
SC
54
P
Photo of Randy Ligon
Randy Ligon
RRepublican
SC
43
P
Photo of Richie Yow
Richie Yow
RRepublican
SC
53
P
Photo of Robby Robbins
Robby Robbins
RRepublican
SC
97
P
Photo of Seth Rose
Seth Rose
DDemocratic
SC
72
P
Photo of Spencer Wetmore
Spencer Wetmore
DDemocratic
SC
115
P
Photo of Tommy Pope
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
SC
47
P
Photo of Val Guest
Val Guest
RRepublican
SC
106
P
Photo of William Bailey
William Bailey
RRepublican
SC
104