---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unlawful removal of electronic dog-control devices"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-785 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF ELECTRONIC COLLARS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES PLACED ON DOGS BY THEIR OWNERS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4611"
citation: "South Carolina H 4611 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brewer", "Chapman", "Forrest", "Gatch", "Hardee", "Hixon", "Pope", "Robbins", "Taylor"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-11-16"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27144071-bd9d-41ab-b881-b330ec2357b2"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4611&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "e0a1a906e59b3e2256faa46b0f0c55861aa97dd778d36956940450a061ae00ed"
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 4611 (2023-2024) — Unlawful removal of electronic dog-control devices

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-785 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF ELECTRONIC COLLARS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES PLACED ON DOGS BY THEIR OWNERS AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES. - 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/4611.htm)
2. **02/28/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4611_20240228.htm)
3. **03/06/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4611_20240306.htm)
4. **05/01/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4611_20240501.htm)
5. **05/08/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4611_20240508.htm)
6. **11/16/2023** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4611_20231116.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **110–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brewer — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- Gatch — primary (person)
- Hardee — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-11-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2023-11-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-09** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-09** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hardee
- **2024-01-31** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brewer, Robbins, Gatch
- **2024-02-28** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-05** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
- **2024-03-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-06** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-06** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2024-03-07** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-03-12** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-01** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-08** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-05-08** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-05-08** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-05-09** 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-110 Nays-0
- **2024-05-15** Ratified R 217
- **2024-05-20** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/20/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 176

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27144071-bd9d-41ab-b881-b330ec2357b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).