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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3061

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms

Description: Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 16-23-540 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Create The Offenses Of Child Endangerment With A Firearm In The First And Second Degree When A Child Under The Age Of Eighteen Gains Access To A Firearm In A Condition That The Firearm Can Be Discharged And In A Manner That A Reasonable Person Should Know A Child Is Likely To Gain Access To A Firearm Under Certain Circumstances And Subject To Delineated Exceptions, To Provide Penalties For A Violation, And To Require Retail Firearms Dealers To Provide And Post Notice Of This Requirement.

Session: 123rd General Assembly

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

Last Action Date: January 15, 2019

Sponsors

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3 sponsors: Chandra Dillard (D); Lonnie Hosey (D); Patricia Henegan (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (3 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jan 15, 2019 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan
House Jan 8, 2019 Introduced and read first time
House Jan 8, 2019 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Dec 18, 2018 Prefiled
House Dec 18, 2018 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Dec 18, 2018 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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