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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0136

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Dismissal of pending gun possession charges

Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-1-65, Relating To The Expungement Of Convictions For The Unlawful Possession Of Handguns, So As To Provide The State Must Dismiss Certain Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges That Occurred Prior To The Enactment Of The South Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, And To Provide The Dismissal Of These Charges Does Not Mandate The Dismissal Of Other Related Charges Or May Serve As A Basis Or Support For Civil Actions Due To The Arrest.

Session: 126th General Assembly

Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary

Last Action Date: March 4, 2025

Sponsors

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4 sponsors: Deon Tedder (D); Matthew Leber (R); Joshua Kimbrell (R); Rex Rice (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (4 of 46)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 4, 2025 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Mar 4, 2025 Introduced and read first time
Senate Feb 26, 2025 Read third time and sent to House
Senate Feb 25, 2025 Amended
Senate Feb 25, 2025 Read second time
Senate Feb 25, 2025 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate Feb 19, 2025 Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
Jan 17, 2025 Scrivener's error corrected
Senate Jan 14, 2025 Introduced and read first time
Senate Jan 14, 2025 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Dec 11, 2024 Prefiled
Senate Dec 11, 2024 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Feb 25, 2025 state link bill text
Comm Sub Feb 19, 2025 state link bill text
Draft Jan 17, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 11, 2024 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
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/25/2025 43 0 0 3 Yes
  • Adams, Brian (R) Yea
  • Alexander, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Allen, Karl (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Sean (R) Yea
  • Blackmon, Allen (R) Yea
  • Campsen, George (R) Absent
  • Cash, Richard (R) Yea
  • Chaplin, JD (R) Yea
  • Climer, David (R) Yea
  • Corbin, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Cromer, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Devine, Tameika (D) Absent
  • Elliott, Jason (R) Yea
  • Fernandez, Tom (R) Yea
  • Gambrell, Michael (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Billy (R) Yea
  • Goldfinch, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Graham, Jeffrey (D) Yea
  • Grooms, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Hembree, Greg (R) Yea
  • Hutto, C. Bradley (D) Absent
  • Jackson, Darrell (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Kennedy, Carlisle (R) Yea
  • Kimbrell, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Leber, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Martin, Shane (R) Yea
  • Massey, A. Shane (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Margie (D) Yea
  • Nutt, Roger (R) Yea
  • Ott, Russell (D) Yea
  • Peeler, Harvey (R) Yea
  • Rankin, Luke (R) Yea
  • Reichenbach, Mike (R) Yea
  • Rice, Rex (R) Yea
  • Sabb, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Stubbs, Everett (R) Yea
  • Sutton, Ed (D) Yea
  • Tedder, Deon (D) Yea
  • Turner, Ross (R) Yea
  • Verdin, Danny (R) Yea
  • Walker, Overture (D) Yea
  • Williams, Kent (D) Yea
  • Young, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Zell, Jeffrey (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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