Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H4701
Legislation Overview
Title: Second Amendment Preservation Act
Description: Enact The "second Amendment Preservation Act" And To Provide That The State Shall Not Enforce Certain Laws, Rules, Or Regulations That Limit The Right Of A Person To Own, Possess, Or Use A Firearm, Ammunitions, Or Firearm Accessories, Accept Certain Federal Funds That Require Firearms To Be Registered Or Confiscated, Or Expend Any State Funds Toward The Enforcement Of Certain Federal Laws, Rules, Or Regulations That Require Firearms To Be Registered Or Confiscated.
Session: 121st General Assembly
Last Action: Scrivener's error corrected
Last Action Date: May 12, 2016
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'.
33 sponsors: Michael Pitts; Brian White; Murrell Smith; Gary Simrill; Mark Willis; Kevin Hardee; Christopher Corley; Gregory Duckworth; Russell Fry; Stephen Goldfinch; Wallace Jordan; Shannon Erickson; Gregory Delleney; Deborah Long; Phillip Lowe; William Sandifer; Peter McCoy; Weston Newton; William Herbkersman; Jeffrey Bradley; William Bowers; Kirkman Finlay; Chip Huggins; Donna Wood; Jeffrey Johnson; William Hixon; Bill Taylor; Dwight Loftis; James Burns; Garry Smith; Richard Yow; Harry Limehouse; Alan Clemmons;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 27% (33 of 124)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| May 12, 2016 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| Senate | May 11, 2016 | Committee report: Majority favorable, minority unfavorable Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 11, 2016 | Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Bright, Gregory, Shealy, M.B.Matthews |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2016 | Introduced and read first time |
| Senate | Mar 8, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| House | Mar 3, 2016 | Roll call Yeas-64 Nays-30 |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Rivers |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Loftis, Burns, G.R.Smith, Yow |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Requests for debate-Rep |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Limehouse, Clemmons |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Read second time |
| House | Mar 2, 2016 | Roll call Yeas-69 Nays-27 |
| House | Mar 1, 2016 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Johnson, Hixon, Taylor |
| House | Feb 25, 2016 | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| House | Feb 24, 2016 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hicks |
| House | Feb 11, 2016 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Newton, Rivers, Herbkersman, Bradley, Bowers, Finlay, Huggins |
| House | Feb 2, 2016 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy |
| House | Jan 19, 2016 | Introduced and read first time |
| House | Jan 19, 2016 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | May 12, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | May 11, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 25, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Jan 21, 2016 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 19, 2016 | 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
House: Passage Of Bill
House: Table Motion To Adjourn Debate
House: Passage Of Bill
Link: link to state bill page
