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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3055

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Legislation Overview

Title: Reporting of Information to SLED, Firearms Background Checks

Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-17-325, Relating To The Requirement That Clerks Of Court Report Dispositions Of Cases In General Sessions Court, So As To Require That Every Clerk Of Court Shall Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Case In General Sessions, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment, And Orders For Bond With Any Limitations Listed In This Section; By Adding Section 22-1-200 So As To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment, And Orders For Bond With Any Limitations Listed In This Section; By Adding Section 14-25-250 So As To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment, And Orders For Bond With Any Limitations Listed In This Section; By Adding Section 23-1-250 So As To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Report To Sled Within Twenty-four Hours, The Filing Of Each Incident Report, Order Of Protection, Restraining Order, Any Order Or Report Relating To An Incident Of Domestic Violence, Or Any Incident In Which A Person May Be Prohibited From Obtaining Or Possessing A Firearm By State Or Federal Law; By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 23, Title 16 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Require That No Gun Transfer Preceded By A Criminal Background Check May Proceed, Unless The Criminal Background Check Has Concluded That The Sale May Proceed, Or Until At Least Five Days Have Passed From The Initiation Of The Background Check And The National Instant Criminal Background Check System Has Not Reported That The Sale Would Violate State Or Federal Law, And To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Article; And To Provide For The Sun Setting Of The Five-day Background Check Provisions Upon The Full Implementation Of The Reporting Requirements Of This Act But Not Later Than Two Years From The Effective Date Of The Act.

Session: 125th General Assembly

Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: January 10, 2023

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Leonidas Stavrinakis (D); Patricia Henegan (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (2 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 10, 2023 Introduced and read first time
House Jan 10, 2023 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Dec 8, 2022 Prefiled
House Dec 8, 2022 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 8, 2022 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 8, 2022 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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