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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3422

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms criminal background checks

Description: Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Require A National Instant Criminal Background Check Before Any Sale, Exchange, Or Transfer Of A Firearm In This State And To Provide Procedures For The Background Checks; To Require National Instant Criminal Background Checks At Gun Shows And To Provide Procedures For The Background Checks; And To Exempt Records Kept From Disclosure As A Public Record Under The Freedom Of Information Act And To Provide A Penalty For A Violation Of The Article.

Session: 124th General Assembly

Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson

Last Action Date: January 14, 2021

Sponsors

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2 sponsors: Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D); Jermaine Johnson (D);

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

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 14, 2021 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
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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