South Carolina Senate Bill 958 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 30 2010 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-05-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-29
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-1-45 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY CONFINE OR RESTRAIN AN ANIMAL IN A CRUEL MANNER OR KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSE SUCH CRUEL CONFINEMENT OR RESTRAINING OF AN ANIMAL, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS IN REGARD TO THE ABOVE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY ADOPT MORE STRINGENT LOCAL ORDINANCES GOVERNING THE CONFINEMENT OR RESTRAINING OF AN ANIMAL WITH CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

Make It Unlawful To Knowingly Or Intentionally Confine Or Restrain An Animal In A Cruel Manner Or Knowingly Or Intentionally Cause Such Cruel Confinement Or Restraining Of An Animal, To Define Certain Terms In Regard To The Above, To Provide Penalties For Violation, And To Provide That Local Governments May Adopt More Stringent Local Ordinances Governing The Confinement Or Restraining Of An Animal With Civil Penalties For Violations.

Sen. Thomas Davis [R]

Sen. John Knotts [R]

Sen. Michael Rose [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-04		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-29
2010-05-04		Introduced and read first time HJ-29
2010-04-30		Read third time and sent to House SJ-1
2010-04-29		Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-32
2010-04-29		Read second time SJ-32
2010-04-29		Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-32
2010-04-28		Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-16
2010-01-12		Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-35
2010-01-12		Introduced and read first time SJ-35
2009-12-09		Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2009-12-09		Prefiled

H4702 (Similar To) 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	1	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=0958&session=118