---
type: "Bill"
title: "Protecting farm animals in transport"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 47-9-420 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE INTERFERENCE OR INTERACTION WITH FARM ANIMALS BEING TRANSPORTED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT PERMISSION. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "H 4871"
citation: "South Carolina H 4871 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest", "Haddon", "Ligon"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-17"
last_action: "2024-05-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98c5eda0-3bde-47eb-93f5-e837cc806d76"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4871&session=125&summary=B"
source_hash: "c62289e4109f6b036a582bcf79bfe55d5e57474f41bd783fd3a006ece43c0501"
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 4871 (2023-2024) — Protecting farm animals in transport

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 47-9-420 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE INTERFERENCE OR INTERACTION WITH FARM ANIMALS BEING TRANSPORTED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE WITHOUT PERMISSION. - 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/4871.htm)
2. **01/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4871_20240117.htm)
3. **03/07/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4871_20240307.htm)
4. **03/26/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4871_20240326.htm)
5. **03/27/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4871_20240327.htm)
6. **04/11/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4871_20240411.htm)
7. **04/17/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess125_2023-2024/prever/4871_20240417.htm)

## Votes

- Concur in Senate Amendments — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- Passage of Bill — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Forrest — primary (person)
- Haddon — primary (person)
- Ligon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-17** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-01-17** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-20** Debate adjourned
- **2024-03-21** Debate adjourned
- **2024-03-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-26** Debate adjourned
- **2024-03-27** Debate adjourned
- **2024-03-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-27** Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- **2024-03-28** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2024-04-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-11** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-17** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-17** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2024-04-17** Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
- **2024-04-18** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-04-24** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2024-04-24** Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-27
- **2024-05-08** Ratified R 164
- **2024-05-13** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-29** Effective date 05/13/24
- **2024-05-29** Act No. 148

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/98c5eda0-3bde-47eb-93f5-e837cc806d76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).