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H5505 • 2026

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 PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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 PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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Reps. J. E. Johnson, Schuessler, Brittain, Luck, Hewitt, Guest, Sessions and Atkinson
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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 PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.