South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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H. 3209

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Cobb-Hunter, Long, Brady and Knight
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7079ahb11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 540

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2012
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Domestic abuse

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/14/2010  House   Prefiled
  12/14/2010  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/11/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 84)
   1/11/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 84)
   1/12/2011  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Brady
   3/28/2012  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 38)
   3/29/2012          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/19/2012  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
   4/19/2012  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Loftis, Norman, JR Smith, 
                        Hiott, Jefferson, Forrester (House Journal-page 54)
   4/24/2012  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). JR Smith, Jefferson, 
                        Hiott (House Journal-page 58)
   4/26/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 118)
   4/26/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-93  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 119)
   4/26/2012  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 120)
   4/27/2012  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 4)
    5/1/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
    5/1/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
    5/4/2012  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Rankin (ch), Campsen, Coleman, 
                        Davis, Nicholson
   5/30/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
    6/6/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 118)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/14/2010
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
5/30/2012

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

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COMMITTEE REPORT

May 30, 2012

H. 3209

Introduced by Reps. Cobb-Hunter, Long, Brady and Knight

S. Printed 5/30/12--S.

Read the first time May 1, 2012.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3209) 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, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

LUKE A. RANKIN for Committee.

            

STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT ON FEDERAL & OTHER FUND EXPENDITURES:

$0 (No additional expenditures or savings are expected)

EXPLANATION OF IMPACT:

The Judicial Department indicates that this bill will have no fiscal impact on the state general funds, or on federal and/or other funds.

Approved By:

Brenda Hart

Office of State Budget

A BILL

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 A PET ANIMAL OWNED, POSSESSED, KEPT, OR HELD BY THE PETITIONER AND TO PROVIDE THAT IN ORDERING TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, THE COURT MAY ORDER THE TEMPORARY POSSESSION OF PET ANIMALS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 20-4-60(C) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:

"( )    prohibit harm or harassment, including a violation of Chapter 1, Title 47, against any pet animal owned, possessed, kept, or held by:

(a)    the petitioner;

(b)    any family or household member designated in the order;

(c)    the respondent if the petitioner has a demonstrated interest in the pet animal."

SECTION    2.    Section 20-4-60(C)(5) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(5)    provide for temporary possession of the personal property, including pet animals, of the parties and order assistance from law enforcement officers in removing personal property of the petitioner if the respondent's eviction has not been ordered".

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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