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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).