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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Animal Cruelty"
+description: "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"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
+legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "H 3682"
+citation: "South Carolina H 3682 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Bauer", "Brewer", "Crawford", "Guest", "Hardee", "Henegan", "Hewitt", "J.E. Johnson", "Lawson", "Ligon", "M.M. Smith", "McDaniel", "Murphy", "Pope", "Robbins", "Rose", "Schuessler", "Taylor", "Vaughan", "Wetmore", "Williams", "Willis", "Wooten", "Yow"]
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 36
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-01-12"
+last_action: "2024-05-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d28d717-e2b5-4d27-bcd3-c0d71d816c32"
+source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3682&session=125&summary=B"
+source_hash: "332f794b703591ab1c2220fc49588fd54708d5f2ba8c77dbbe1bf5af3b9d1b1c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
+---
+
+# South Carolina H 3682 (2023-2024) — Animal Cruelty
+
+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
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/bills/3682.htm)
+2. **01/12/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20230112.htm)
+3. **03/01/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20230301.htm)
+4. **03/29/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20230329.htm)
+5. **03/31/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20230331.htm)
+6. **05/02/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20230502.htm)
+7. **05/03/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20230503.htm)
+8. **05/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20240507.htm)
+9. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/3682_20240508.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- Concur in Senate Amendments — **101–0** (pass) · lower
+- Passage of Bill — **110–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bailey — primary (person)
+- Bauer — primary (person)
+- Brewer — primary (person)
+- Crawford — primary (person)
+- Guest — primary (person)
+- Hardee — primary (person)
+- Henegan — primary (person)
+- Hewitt — primary (person)
+- J.E. Johnson — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Ligon — primary (person)
+- M.M. Smith — primary (person)
+- McDaniel — primary (person)
+- Murphy — primary (person)
+- Pope — primary (person)
+- Robbins — primary (person)
+- Rose — primary (person)
+- Schuessler — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- Vaughan — primary (person)
+- Wetmore — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+- Willis — primary (person)
+- Wooten — primary (person)
+- Yow — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-01-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-19** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor
+- **2023-01-24** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
+- **2023-01-25** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wooten, Pope, McDaniel
+- **2023-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Bauer
+- **2023-02-02** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
+- **2023-02-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson, Willis
+- **2023-02-16** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ligon, Lawson
+- **2023-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Schuessler, Guest
+- **2023-02-28** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan, Williams
+- **2023-03-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-07** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith
+- **2023-03-07** Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Rutherford, Jefferson, Tedder, Thigpen, Kirby, JA Moore, Wetmore, Bauer, Dilliard, Long, Rivers, Gilliard, Anderson, McDaniel, Cromer, Taylor, Hixon, McCravy, Ligon, Pope, JL Johnson
+- **2023-03-15** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
+- **2023-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-03-29** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-03-29** Roll call Yeas-110 Nays-0
+- **2023-03-30** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-30** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-30** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-31** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2023-05-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2024-05-07** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-05-07** Read second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-05-07** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-08** Scrivener's error corrected
+- **2024-05-08** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
+- **2024-05-09** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
+- **2024-05-09** Roll call Yeas-101 Nays-0
+- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 207
+- **2024-05-21** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/21/24
+- **2024-05-29** Act No. 199
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d28d717-e2b5-4d27-bcd3-c0d71d816c32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).
+