South Carolina Senate Bill 456

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-01-26 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Animal Cruelty

Sen. Luke Rankin [R]	Sen. Sandra Senn [R]	Sen. Brian Adams [R]	Sen. Katrina Shealy [R]
Sen. Joshua Kimbrell [R]	Sen. Billy Garrett [R]	Sen. Penry Gustafson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-26	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2023-01-26	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	1	140	(n/a)	See Bill Text
47	1	145	(n/a)	See Bill Text
47	1	170	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0456&session=125&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/456_20230126.htm
Supplement	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/fiscalimpactstatements/S0456%202023-01-26%20introduced.pdf