republic-os/legislation/us/states/sc/2023-2024/h-4611.md

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Bill	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	us/states/sc	South Carolina General Assembly	2023-2024	H 4611	South Carolina H 4611 (2023-2024)	bill		enacted	Brewer Chapman Forrest Gatch Hardee Hixon Pope Robbins Taylor	6	25	3	2023-11-16	2024-05-29	openstates	ocd-bill/27144071-bd9d-41ab-b881-b330ec2357b2	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4611&session=125&summary=B	e0a1a906e59b3e2256faa46b0f0c55861aa97dd778d36956940450a061ae00ed	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. 02/28/2024 (committee substitute) — source
3. 03/06/2024 (committee substitute) — source
4. 05/01/2024 (committee substitute) — source
5. 05/08/2024 (committee substitute) — source
6. 11/16/2023 (committee substitute) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/27144071-bd9d-41ab-b881-b330ec2357b2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).