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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3491

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Citizen and Taxpayer Protection Act

Description: Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, So As To Enact The "citizen And Taxpayer Protection Act"; By Adding Section 8-1-90 So As To Declare That A Public Officer Ordering Law Enforcement To Prohibit Enforcement Provisions Of The Citizen And Taxpayer Protection Act Is Guilty Of Misconduct In Office; By Adding Section 10-1-220 So As To Prohibit Camping On State-owned Land That Is Not Designated For Camping; By Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Designate An Assault On A First Responder As A Separate Crime; By Adding Section 16-5-150 So As To Prohibit The Unlawful Obstruction Of Public Highways And Roads; To Amend Section 16-3-210, Relating To Assault And Battery By A Mob, So As To Establish A Presumption For Premeditation And To Remove Nonbinding Law; To Amend Section 16-3-1075, Relating To Felony Carjacking, So As To Add A Presumption When An Attempt To Take A Motor Vehicle Is Committed By A Mob; To Amend Section 16-5-130, Relating To Penalties For Instigating, Aiding, Or Participating In A Riot, So As To Include A Mandatory Order Of Restitution Upon Conviction; To Amend Section 16-11-440, So As To Include References To The Definition Of "mob"; To Amend Section 16-23-410, Relating To Pointing A Firearm At Another Person, So As To Provide A Defense When A Person Is Being Confronted By A Mob; And To Amend Section 23-31-520, Relating To The Power To Regulate Public Use Of Firearms And The Confiscation Of Firearms Or Ammunition, So As To Remove The Authority Of A County, Municipality, Or Political Subdivision To Regulate Gun Discharge Or The Brandishment Of A Firearm.

Session: 124th General Assembly

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

Last Action Date: June 21, 2021

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'.

11 sponsors: James Burns (R); William Chumley (R); Sandy McGarry (R); Patrick Haddon (R); Steve Moss (R); Bill Taylor (R); William Hixon (R); Davey Hiott (R); Cally Forrest (R); Thomas Pope (R); Joseph Daning (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (11 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 21, 2021 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Daning
House Mar 17, 2021 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pope
House Feb 10, 2021 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Hixon, Hiott, Forrest
House Jan 12, 2021 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Jan 12, 2021 Introduced and read first time
House Dec 16, 2020 Prefiled
House Dec 16, 2020 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 16, 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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