H 3531 — AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 2 TO TITLE 47 SO AS TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN PERSONS FROM OWNING, POSSESSING, IMPORTING, PURCHASING, OR SELLING A LARGE WILD CAT, NON-NATIVE BEAR, OR GREAT APE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CHAPTER AND EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER, TO AUTHORIZE CONFISCATION OF THESE ANIMALS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BODIES MAY ADOPT ORDINANCES THAT REGULATE THE POSSESSION OF THESE ANIMALS, TO REGULATE THE TREATMENT OF THESE ANIMALS, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-50, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF WILD CARNIVORES AS PETS AND THE SALE OF DOMESTICATED FERRETS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE PUBLIC DISPLAY, SHOWING, OR EXHIBITION OF CERTAIN WILD CARNIVORES, PRIMATES, OR OTHER ANIMALS. - ratified title
Last action — Act No. 86
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2017. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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9 sponsors
9 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Read H 3531 on the official South Carolina source →Action History
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Act No. 86
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Effective date See Act
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Signed By Governor
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Ratified R 57
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Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-6
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Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
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Read third time and returned to House with amendments
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Roll call Ayes-38 Nays-0
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Read second time
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Committee Amendment Adopted
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
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Introduced and read first time
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Read third time and sent to Senate
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Roll call Yeas-99 Nays-5
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Read second time
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Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hill
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Amended
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
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Scrivener's error corrected
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Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
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Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest
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Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
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Introduced and read first time
Sponsors
- Representative Kevin Hardee · Primary
- Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon · Primary
- Jr. Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest · Primary
- Clemmons · Primary
- Duckworth · Primary
- Representative David Martin · Primary
- Representative Dennis C. Moss · Primary
- Representative Heather Ammons Crawford · Primary
- Russell W. Fry · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →9 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 161 not signed on · 6 voted No
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (161)
161 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 161 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 91 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Total | 91 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| % of votes cast | 76% | 5% | 0% | 19% |
How each member voted (120)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (42)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 99 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Total | 99 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 4% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (122)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allison, Merita A. | — | Yea |
| Anthony, Michael A. | — | Yea |
| Arrington, Katherine E. | — | Yea |
| Blackwell, Bart T. | — | Yea |
| Brown, Robert L. | — | Yea |
| Clary, Gary E. | — | Yea |
| Clemmons, Alan D. | — | Yea |
| Cogswell, William Scott, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Cole, J. Derham, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Crosby, William E. | — | Yea |
| Daning, Joseph S. | — | Yea |
| Douglas, MaryGail K. | — | Yea |
| Duckworth, Gregory D. | — | Yea |
| Felder, R. Raye | — | Yea |
| Finlay, Kirkman, III | — | Yea |
| Forrester, P. Michael | — | Yea |
| Fry, Russell W. | — | Yea |
| Funderburk, Laurie Slade | — | Yea |
| Hamilton, Daniel P. | — | Yea |
| Henderson, Phyllis J. | — | Yea |
| Henegan, Patricia Moore | — | Yea |
| Huggins, Chip | — | Yea |
| Jefferson, Joseph H., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Knight, Patsy G. | — | Yea |
| Loftis, Dwight A. | — | Yea |
| Mack, David J., III | — | Yea |
| Martin, Richard | — | Yea |
| McCoy, Peter M., Jr. | — | Yea |
| McKnight, Cezar E. | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, Harold, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Neal, Joseph H. | — | Yea |
| Norman, Ralph W. | — | Yea |
| Norrell, Mandy Powers | — | Yea |
| Parks, J. Anne | — | Yea |
| Pitts, Michael A. | — | Yea |
| Quinn, Rick | — | Yea |
| Ridgeway, Robert L., III | — | Yea |
| Ryhal, Mike | — | Yea |
| Sandifer, William E., III | — | Yea |
| Simrill, J. Gary | — | Yea |
| Smith, Garry R. | — | Yea |
| Sottile, F. Michael | — | Yea |
| Spires, L. Kit | — | Yea |
| Stringer, Tommy M. | — | Yea |
| Thayer, Anne J. | — | Yea |
| Thigpen, Ivory Torrey | — | Yea |
| Toole, McLain R. | — | Yea |
| West, John Taliaferro, IV | — | Yea |
| Whipper, J. Seth | — | Yea |
| Bedingfield, Eric M. | — | Nay |
| Hill, Jonathon D. | — | Nay |
| Putnam, Joshua A. | — | Nay |
| Atwater, Todd K. | — | Not Voting |
| Bales, Jimmy C., Ed.D. | — | Not Voting |
| Delleney, F. Gregory, Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Lucas, James H. | — | Not Voting |
| McEachern, Joseph A. | — | Not Voting |
| Robinson-Simpson, Leola C. | — | Not Voting |
| Smith, James E., Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Tallon, Edward R., Sr. | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson, Jeffrey E. | — | Yea |
| Murphy, Chris | — | Yea |
| Representative Beth E. Bernstein | — | Yea |
| Representative Bill Taylor | — | Yea |
| Representative Brandon Newton | — | Yea |
| Representative Bruce W. Bannister | — | Yea |
| Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Representative Carl L. Anderson | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Chandra E. Dillard | — | Yea |
| Representative Christopher R. "Chris" Hart | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Craig A. Gagnon | — | Yea |
| Representative David R. Hiott | — | Yea |
| Representative Dennis C. Moss | — | Yea |
| Representative Dennis C. Moss | — | Yea |
| Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter | — | Yea |
| Representative Heather Ammons Crawford | — | Yea |
| Representative J. David Weeks | — | Yea |
| Representative J. Todd Rutherford | — | Yea |
| Representative Jackie E. "Coach" Hayes | — | Not Voting |
| Representative James Mikell "Mike" Burns | — | Yea |
| Representative Jeff Bradley | — | Yea |
| Representative Jerry N. Govan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Representative John R. McCravy III | — | Nay |
| Representative John Richard C. King | — | Yea |
| Representative Joseph S. "Joe" White | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Josiah Magnuson | — | Nay |
| Representative Justin T. Bamberg | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Kevin Hardee | — | Yea |
| Representative Lee Hewitt | — | Yea |
| Representative Leon Howard | — | Yea |
| Representative Leonidas E. "Leon" Stavrinakis | — | Yea |
| Representative Lonnie Hosey | — | Yea |
| Representative Lucas Atkinson | — | Yea |
| Representative Mark N. Willis | — | Yea |
| Representative Micajah P. "Micah" Caskey IV | — | Yea |
| Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. | — | Yea |
| Representative Michael F. Rivers, Sr. | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Nathan Ballentine | — | Yea |
| Representative Neal A. Collins | — | Yea |
| Representative Phillip Bowers | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Phillip D. Lowe | — | Yea |
| Representative Richard L. "Richie" Yow | — | Yea |
| Representative Robert Q. Williams | — | Yea |
| Representative Roger K. Kirby | — | Yea |
| Representative Shannon S. Erickson | — | Yea |
| Representative Steven Wayne Long | — | Yea |
| Representative Sylleste H. Davis | — | Yea |
| Representative Terry Alexander | — | Not Voting |
| Representative Thomas E. "Tommy" Pope | — | Yea |
| Representative Wallace H. "Jay" Jordan, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Representative Wendell G. Gilliard | — | Yea |
| Representative William "Bill" Clyburn | — | Yea |
| Representative William G. "Bill" Herbkersman | — | Not Voting |
| Representative William M. "Bill" Chumley | — | Yea |
| Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon | — | Yea |
| Representative William R. "Bill" Whitmire | — | Yea |
| Representative Wm. Weston J. Newton | — | Yea |
| Senator Jason Elliott | — | Yea |
| Senator Russell L. Ott | — | Yea |
| Senator Sean M. Bennett | — | Not Voting |
| Smith, G. Murrell, Jr. | — | Yea |
| Wheeler, William W., III | — | Yea |
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- Who sponsors H 3531?
- H 3531 is sponsored by Representative Kevin Hardee, Representative William M. "Bill" Hixon, Representative Cally R. "Cal" Forrest, Jr., Clemmons, Duckworth, Representative David Martin, Representative Dennis C. Moss, Representative Heather Ammons Crawford, and Fry, Russell W..
- What is the current status of H 3531?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2017. Enacted.
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