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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3053

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearm and ammunition; unlawful possession by violent crime offender

Description: Amend Section 16-23-500, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm Or Ammunition By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Crime, So As To Expand The Parameters Of The Offense To Include Persons Convicted Of A Crime Punishable By Imprisonment Of More Than One Year And To Provide Increased, Graduated Penalties For A Violation.

Session: 123rd General Assembly

Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway

Last Action Date: January 15, 2020

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'.

7 sponsors: Bruce Bryant (R); Thomas Pope (R); Ivory Thigpen (D); Christopher Wooten (R); William Cogswell (R); Seth Rose (D); Robert Ridgeway (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (7 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 15, 2020 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Ridgeway
House Mar 21, 2019 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rose
House Jan 24, 2019 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cogswell
House Jan 8, 2019 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Jan 8, 2019 Introduced and read first time
House Dec 18, 2018 Prefiled
House Dec 18, 2018 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 18, 2018 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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