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Passed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S1166

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Dismissal of pending handgun 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 That Occurred Before The Enactment Of The S.c. Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, So As To Provide The State Must Dismiss Certain Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges That Occurred Prior To This Act, 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. - Ratified Title

Session: 125th General Assembly

Last Action: Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-38 Nays-0

Last Action Date: June 26, 2024

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'.

3 sponsors: Deon Tedder (D); Vernon Stephens (D); Rex Rice (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 7% (3 of 46)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jun 26, 2024 Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-38 Nays-0
May 21, 2024 Vetoed by Governor
May 15, 2024 Ratified R 200
Senate May 9, 2024 Roll call Ayes-44 Nays-0
Senate May 9, 2024 Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
House May 8, 2024 Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
House May 7, 2024 Read second time
House May 7, 2024 Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-2
House May 7, 2024 Amended
House May 1, 2024 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House Apr 23, 2024 Introduced and read first time
House Apr 23, 2024 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Apr 18, 2024 Read third time and sent to House
Senate Apr 17, 2024 Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate Apr 17, 2024 Read second time
Senate Apr 17, 2024 Amended
Senate Apr 4, 2024 Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
Senate Mar 14, 2024 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Mar 14, 2024 Introduced and read first time
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended May 7, 2024 state link bill text
Comm Sub May 1, 2024 state link bill text
Amended Apr 17, 2024 state link bill text
Introduced Apr 4, 2024 state link bill text
Introduced Mar 14, 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
04/17/2024 43 0 0 2 Yes
  • Adams, Brian (R) Yea
  • Alexander, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Allen, Karl (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Sean (R) Yea
  • Campsen, George (R) Yea
  • Cash, Richard (R) Yea
  • Climer, David (R) Yea
  • Corbin, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Cromer, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Devine, Tameika (D) Yea
  • Fanning, Michael (D) Yea
  • Gambrell, Michael (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Billy (R) Yea
  • Goldfinch, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Grooms, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Gustafson, Penry (R) Yea
  • Harpootlian, Richard (D) Yea
  • Hembree, Greg (R) Yea
  • Hutto, C. Bradley (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Darrell (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Kimbrell, Joshua (R) Absent
  • Loftis, Dwight (R) Yea
  • Malloy, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Martin, Shane (R) Yea
  • Massey, A. Shane (R) Absent
  • Matthews, Margie (D) Yea
  • McElveen, Thomas (D) Yea
  • McLeod, Maymia (D) Yea
  • Peeler, Harvey (R) Yea
  • Rankin, Luke (R) Yea
  • Reichenbach, Mike (R) Yea
  • Rice, Rex (R) Yea
  • Sabb, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Senn, Sandra (R) Yea
  • Setzler, Nikki (D) Yea
  • Shealy, Katrina (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Vernon (D) Yea
  • Tedder, Deon (D) Yea
  • Turner, Ross (R) Yea
  • Verdin, Danny (R) Yea
  • Williams, Kent (D) Yea
  • Young, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/7/2024 112 2 7 3 Yes
  • Alexander, Terry (D) Yea
  • Anderson, Carl (D) Yea
  • Atkinson, Frank (D) Yea
  • Bailey, William (R) Yea
  • Ballentine, Nathan (R) Yea
  • Bamberg, Justin (D) Yea
  • Bannister, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Bauer, Heather (D) Yea
  • Beach, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Bernstein, Beth (D) Yea
  • Blackwell, Bart (R) Yea
  • Bradley, Jeffrey (R) Absent
  • Brewer, Gary (R) Yea
  • Brittain, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Burns, James (R) Yea
  • Bustos, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Calhoon, Paula (R) Yea
  • Carter, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Caskey, Micajah (R) Yea
  • Chapman, Donald (R) Yea
  • Chumley, William (R) Yea
  • Clyburn, William (D) Yea
  • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda (D) Yea
  • Collins, Neal (R) Yea
  • Connell, Benjamin (R) Yea
  • Cox, Bobby (R) Absent
  • Cox, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Heather (R) Yea
  • Cromer, April (R) Yea
  • Davis, Sylleste (R) Yea
  • Dillard, Chandra (D) Yea
  • Elliott, Jason (R) Yea
  • Erickson, Shannon (R) Yea
  • Felder, Raye (R) NV
  • Forrest, Cally (R) Yea
  • Gagnon, Craig (R) Yea
  • Garvin, Kambrell (D) Yea
  • Gatch, Gil (R) Yea
  • Gibson, Daniel (R) Nay
  • Gilliam, Leon (R) NV
  • Gilliard, Wendell (D) Yea
  • Guest, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Guffey, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Haddon, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Hager, William (R) Yea
  • Hardee, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Robert (R) Yea
  • Hart, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Hartnett, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Hayes, Jackie (D) Yea
  • Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn (D) NV
  • Henegan, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Herbkersman, William (R) Yea
  • Hewitt, William (R) Yea
  • Hiott, Davey (R) Yea
  • Hixon, William (R) Yea
  • Hosey, Lonnie (D) Yea
  • Howard, Leon (D) Yea
  • Hyde, Max (R) Yea
  • Jefferson, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jermaine (D) Yea
  • Jones, Stewart (R) Yea
  • Jones, Wendell (D) Yea
  • Jordan, Wallace (R) Yea
  • Kilmartin, John (R) Yea
  • King, John (D) Yea
  • Kirby, Roger (D) Yea
  • Landing, Katherine (R) Yea
  • Lawson, Brian (R) Yea
  • Leber, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Ligon, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Long, Steven (R) Yea
  • Lowe, Phillip (R) NV
  • Magnuson, Roy (R) Yea
  • May, Robert (R) Yea
  • McCabe, Donald (R) Yea
  • McDaniel, Annie (D) NV
  • McGinnis, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Mccravy, John (R) Nay
  • Mitchell, Cody (R) Yea
  • Moore, JA (D) Yea
  • Moore, Travis (R) Yea
  • Morgan, Adam (R) Yea
  • Morgan, T. (R) Yea
  • Moss, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Murphy, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Neese, James (R) Yea
  • Newton, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Newton, Weston (R) Yea
  • Nutt, Roger (R) Yea
  • O'Neal, David (R) Yea
  • Oremus, Melissa (R) Yea
  • Ott, Russell (D) Yea
  • Pace, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Pedalino, Fawn (R) Yea
  • Pendarvis, Marvin (D) Yea
  • Pope, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Rivers, Michael (D) Yea
  • Robbins, Robby (R) NV
  • Rose, Seth (D) Yea
  • Rutherford, J. Todd (D) Yea
  • Sandifer, William (R) Yea
  • Schuessler, Carla (R) Yea
  • Sessions, Heath (R) Yea
  • Smith, Marvin (R) Yea
  • Smith, Murrell (R) Yea
  • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany (D) Yea
  • Stavrinakis, Leonidas (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Bill (R) Yea
  • Thayer, Anne (R) Absent
  • Thigpen, Ivory (D) NV
  • Trantham, Ashley (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, David (R) Yea
  • Weeks, J. David (D) Yea
  • West, John (R) Yea
  • Wetmore, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • Wheeler, William (D) Yea
  • White, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Whitmire, William (R) Yea
  • Williams, Robert (D) Yea
  • Willis, Mark (R) Yea
  • Wooten, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Yow, Richard (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
05/9/2024 44 0 0 2 Yes
  • Adams, Brian (R) Yea
  • Alexander, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Allen, Karl (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Sean (R) Absent
  • Campsen, George (R) Yea
  • Cash, Richard (R) Yea
  • Climer, David (R) Yea
  • Corbin, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Cromer, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Devine, Tameika (D) Yea
  • Fanning, Michael (D) Yea
  • Gambrell, Michael (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Billy (R) Yea
  • Goldfinch, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Grooms, Lawrence (R) Yea
  • Gustafson, Penry (R) Yea
  • Harpootlian, Richard (D) Yea
  • Hembree, Greg (R) Yea
  • Hutto, C. Bradley (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Darrell (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Kimbrell, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Loftis, Dwight (R) Yea
  • Malloy, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Martin, Shane (R) Yea
  • Massey, A. Shane (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Margie (D) Yea
  • McElveen, Thomas (D) Yea
  • McLeod, Maymia (D) Yea
  • Peeler, Harvey (R) Yea
  • Rankin, Luke (R) Yea
  • Reichenbach, Mike (R) Yea
  • Rice, Rex (R) Yea
  • Sabb, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Senn, Sandra (R) Yea
  • Setzler, Nikki (D) Yea
  • Shealy, Katrina (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Vernon (D) Yea
  • Talley, Scott (R) Yea
  • Tedder, Deon (D) Yea
  • Turner, Ross (R) Yea
  • Verdin, Danny (R) Yea
  • Williams, Kent (D) Absent
  • Young, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/26/2024 38 0 0 5 Yes
  • Adams, Brian (R) Absent
  • Alexander, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Allen, Karl (D) Yea
  • Bennett, Sean (R) Yea
  • Campsen, George (R) Absent
  • Cash, Richard (R) Yea
  • Climer, David (R) Yea
  • Corbin, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Cromer, Ronnie (R) Yea
  • Davis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Devine, Tameika (D) Yea
  • Fanning, Michael (D) Yea
  • Gambrell, Michael (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Billy (R) Yea
  • Goldfinch, Stephen (R) Absent
  • Gustafson, Penry (R) Yea
  • Harpootlian, Richard (D) Yea
  • Hembree, Greg (R) Yea
  • Hutto, C. Bradley (D) Yea
  • Jackson, Darrell (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Kevin (D) Yea
  • Johnson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Kimbrell, Joshua (R) Absent
  • Malloy, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Martin, Shane (R) Absent
  • Massey, A. Shane (R) Yea
  • Matthews, Margie (D) Yea
  • McElveen, Thomas (D) Yea
  • McLeod, Maymia (D) Yea
  • Peeler, Harvey (R) Yea
  • Rankin, Luke (R) Yea
  • Reichenbach, Mike (R) Yea
  • Rice, Rex (R) Yea
  • Sabb, Ronnie (D) Yea
  • Setzler, Nikki (D) Yea
  • Shealy, Katrina (R) Yea
  • Stephens, Vernon (D) Yea
  • Talley, Scott (R) Yea
  • Tedder, Deon (D) Yea
  • Turner, Ross (R) Yea
  • Verdin, Danny (R) Yea
  • Williams, Kent (D) Yea
  • Young, Thomas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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