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H*3361 (Rat #0292, Act #0251 of 2014) General Bill, By Cobb-Hunter, Long, Weeks and R.L. Brown
Summary: Domestic abuse
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-4-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN ORDER FOR PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MAY PROHIBIT HARM OR HARASSMENT TO PET ANIMALS OWNED, POSSESSED, KEPT, OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERSONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDERING TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE COURT MAY ORDER THE TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF PET ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THE ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-130, RELATING TO ARREST FOR VIOLATION OF THE LAWS PROHIBITING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OR OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, FROM MAKING AN ARREST FOR A VIOLATION OF THE LAWS IN RELATION TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CARE OF ANIMALS AFTER ARREST OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE ANIMAL, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES DELETING REFERENCES TO ARRESTS BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF A LIEN FOR THE EXPENSES FOR THE CARE AND PROVISION OF ANIMALS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-150, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS AND CUSTODY OF ANIMALS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES DELETING REFERENCES TO ORDERS BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 47-1-160 RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER REGARDING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. - ratified title
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Summary: Domestic abuse
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 20-4-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AN ORDER FOR PROTECTION FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE COURT MAY PROHIBIT HARM OR HARASSMENT TO PET ANIMALS OWNED, POSSESSED, KEPT, OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER AND OTHER DESIGNATED PERSONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDERING TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE COURT MAY ORDER THE TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF PET ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-40, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR THE ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-130, RELATING TO ARREST FOR VIOLATION OF THE LAWS PROHIBITING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS OR OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, FROM MAKING AN ARREST FOR A VIOLATION OF THE LAWS IN RELATION TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CARE OF ANIMALS AFTER ARREST OF THE PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE ANIMAL, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES DELETING REFERENCES TO ARRESTS BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF A LIEN FOR THE EXPENSES FOR THE CARE AND PROVISION OF ANIMALS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-150, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO SEARCH WARRANTS AND CUSTODY OF ANIMALS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES DELETING REFERENCES TO ORDERS BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 47-1-160 RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CHAPTER REGARDING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. - ratified title
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| 01/17/13 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9) |
| 01/17/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 9) |
| 03/19/14 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks |
| 03/20/14 | House | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 7) |
| 03/24/14 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/26/14 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: R.L.Brown |
| 03/26/14 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 38) |
| 03/26/14 | House | Roll call Yeas-68 Nays-39 (House Journal-page 38) |
| 03/27/14 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 19) |
| 03/27/14 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 03/27/14 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 5) |
| 04/25/14 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Allen, Hembree, Shealy, Young |
| 05/21/14 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 12) |
| 05/22/14 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 45) |
| 05/27/14 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21) |
| 05/27/14 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21) |
| 05/28/14 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 37) |
| 06/03/14 | House | Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 86) |
| 06/03/14 | House | Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 86) |
| 06/03/14 | House | Roll call Yeas-95 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 87) |
| 06/04/14 | Senate | Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 11) |
| 06/05/14 | Ratified R 292 | |
| 06/06/14 | Signed By Governor | |
| 06/13/14 | Effective date 06/06/14 | |
| 06/16/14 | Act No. 251 |