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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3418

  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: 124th General Assembly

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

Last Action Date: February 24, 2021

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Bruce Bryant (R); Thomas Pope (R); Christopher Wooten (R); Doug Gilliam (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 24, 2021 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam
House Feb 2, 2021 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Forrest
House Jan 12, 2021 Introduced and read first time
House Jan 12, 2021 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Dec 9, 2020 Prefiled
House Dec 9, 2020 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 9, 2020 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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