Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0223
Legislation Overview
Title: Self-defense
Description: By Adding Section 50-11-108 To Provide That A Person May Use A Firearm To Kill Or Attempt To Kill Any Animal During Any Season In Self-defense, Defense Of Another, Or Defense Of Domestic Animals, To Provide That A Person Who Uses Deadly Force Against A Big Game Animal Or Alligator Must Report The Incident To The Department Of Natural Resources, To Provide That Certain Animal Carcasses Taken Pursuant To This Section May Not Be Retained, And To Provide A Penalty For Failure To Report The Incident Or Surrender The Carcass To The Department Of Natural Resources.
Session: 120th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 27, 2013
Sponsors
Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.
1 sponsors: George E. "Chip" Campsen III;
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 46)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Feb 27, 2013 | Introduced and read first time |
| House | Feb 27, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2013 | Read third time and sent to House |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-2 |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Committee Amendment Withdrawn |
| Senate | Feb 21, 2013 | Amended |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2013 | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2013 | Introduced and read first time |
| Senate | Jan 15, 2013 | Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Feb 21, 2013 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 7, 2013 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 15, 2013 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Senate: 2nd Reading
Link: link to state bill page
