Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3442
Legislation Overview
Title: Stand Your Ground and Churches
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-440, Relating To The Presumption Of Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril When Using Deadly Force Against Another Unlawfully Entering A Residence, Occupied Vehicle, Or Place Of Business, So As To Add A Church Or Place Of Worship To The Locations Where A Person, In Certain Circumstances, Has No Duty To Retreat; And By Adding Section 16-11-445 So As To Establish A Presumption That A Person Is Justified In Using Deadly Force In Self-defense If The Person Is In A Church Or Place Or Worship In Certain Circumstances.
Session: 125th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Neal Collins (R); Jay Kilmartin (R); Thomas Beach (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 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
