---
type: "Bill"
title: "Guide dogs"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 47-3-980 AND 47-3-990 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION OF A SERVICE ANIMAL IS UNLAWFUL, TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, RELATING TO OFFENSES FOR WHICH UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETS MUST BE USED, SO AS TO ADD THE OFFENSE OF MISREPRESENTING SERVICE ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-3-920 AND 47-3-970, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN LAYLA'S LAW AND RESTITUTION REQUIREMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 31-21-70, RELATING TO FAIR HOUSING APPLICATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW LANDLORDS TO ASK CERTAIN QUESTIONS REGARDING A TENANT'S OR PROSPECTIVE TENANT'S ANIMAL FOR PURPOSES OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "S 281"
citation: "South Carolina S 281 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Martin", "Talley"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-12-12"
last_action: "2019-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0571faa-30fe-4cdf-942e-b33b562016cd"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=281&session=123&summary=B"
source_hash: "73ef766800308c72254cb303dbb3afe363b164fffad990aed6c3326f0b58a071"
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 S 281 (2019-2020) — Guide dogs

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 47-3-980 AND 47-3-990 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT INTENTIONAL MISREPRESENTATION OF A SERVICE ANIMAL IS UNLAWFUL, TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-7-10, RELATING TO OFFENSES FOR WHICH UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETS MUST BE USED, SO AS TO ADD THE OFFENSE OF MISREPRESENTING SERVICE ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 47-3-920 AND 47-3-970, RELATING TO TERMS DEFINED IN LAYLA'S LAW AND RESTITUTION REQUIREMENTS, RESPECTIVELY, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 31-21-70, RELATING TO FAIR HOUSING APPLICATIONS, SO AS TO ALLOW LANDLORDS TO ASK CERTAIN QUESTIONS REGARDING A TENANT'S OR PROSPECTIVE TENANT'S ANIMAL FOR PURPOSES OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS. - 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/sess123_2019-2020/bills/281.htm)
2. **12/12/2018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20181212.htm)
3. **4/10/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190410.htm)
4. **4/10/2019-A** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190410a.htm)
5. **4/11/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190411.htm)
6. **4/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190402.htm)
7. **4/3/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190403.htm)
8. **4/9/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190409.htm)
9. **5/2/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190502.htm)
10. **5/3/2019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess123_2019-2020/prever/281_20190503.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **41–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)
- Talley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-04-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0
- **2019-04-11** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-11** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-11** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-02** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-03** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2019-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-08** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2019-05-09** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-05-13** Ratified R 64
- **2019-05-16** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-31** Effective date 05/16/19
- **2019-06-05** Act No. 44

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0571faa-30fe-4cdf-942e-b33b562016cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).