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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0889

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms

Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 23, Title 16, Relating To Offenses Involving Weapons, By Adding Article 2, To Require That Any Firearm Transfer Must Be Preceded By A Criminal Background Check Performed By A Licensed Firearms Dealer With The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, And To Provide For Exceptions, Notice, And Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Provision.

Session: 125th General Assembly

Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 9, 2024

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Deon Tedder (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 46)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 9, 2024 Introduced and read first time
Senate Jan 9, 2024 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Nov 30, 2023 Prefiled
Senate Nov 30, 2023 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Nov 30, 2023 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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