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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H4398

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Firearms exempt property in bankruptcy proceedings

Description: Exempt Three Firearms Of Any Value And One Thousand Rounds Of Ammunition For Each Firearm Owned By The Debtor.

Session: 121st General Assembly

Last Action: Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary

Last Action Date: May 18, 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'.

6 sponsors: Alan Clemmons; Richard Yow; James Burns; Michael Pitts; Peter McCoy; Donna Wood;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (6 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 18, 2016 Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary
Senate Apr 22, 2016 Referred to Subcommittee: Gregory (ch), Malloy, Turner
House Apr 20, 2016 Adopted, sent to Senate
Senate Apr 20, 2016 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Apr 20, 2016 Introduced and read first time
House Apr 19, 2016 Requests for debate-Rep
House Apr 19, 2016 Amended
House Apr 19, 2016 Read second time
House Apr 19, 2016 Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-5
House Apr 13, 2016 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House Mar 21, 2016 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hicks
House Mar 17, 2016 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy
House Jan 14, 2016 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Pitts
House Jan 12, 2016 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Jan 12, 2016 Introduced and read first time
House Dec 3, 2015 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Dec 3, 2015 Prefiled
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Comm Sub May 18, 2016 state link bill text
Amended Apr 19, 2016 state link bill text
Comm Sub Apr 13, 2016 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 3, 2015 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

Link: link to state bill page

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