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 South Carolina General Assembly
 126th Session, 2025-2026
 
-Download This Bill in Microsoft Word Format
+Bill 5505
 
 Indicates Matter Stricken
 Indicates New Matter
 
-H. 5505
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-STATUS INFORMATION
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-General Bill
-Sponsors: Reps. J.E. Johnson, Schuessler, Brittain, Luck, Hewitt, Guest, Sessions and Atkinson
-Document Path: LC-0384HDB26.docx
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-Introduced in the House on April 2, 2026
-Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary
-Summary: Sexual abuse of an animal
-HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
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-      Date      Body      Action Description with journal page number
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-    4/2/2026    House    Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 44)
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-    4/2/2026    House    Referred to Committee on Judiciary  (House Journal-page 44)
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-View the latest legislative information at the website
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-VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
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-04/02/2026
+(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)
 
 A bill
 
-TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-125 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF AN ANIMAL, AND TO
+TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION
+16-15-125 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE OFFENSE OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF AN ANIMAL, AND TO
 PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
 
 Be it enacted by the
@@ -42,7 +20,8 @@
 SECTION 1.  Article 1, Chapter 15, Title 16 of the S.C. Code is
 amended by adding:
 
-    Section 16-15-125. (A) For purposes of this
+    Section
+16-15-125. (A) For purposes of this
 section:
 
        (1)
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 veterinarian for evidence of sexual contact.
 
        (3)
-With respect to an animal so seized and impounded, all provisions of Section 47-1-145 shall apply to the seizure, impoundment, and disposition of the
+With respect to an animal so seized and impounded, all provisions of Section
+47-1-145 shall apply to the seizure, impoundment, and disposition of the
 animal.
 
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-This web page was last updated on April 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM
+This web page was last updated on April 02, 2026 at 11:33 AM