Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0190
Legislation Overview
Title: Handguns
Description: Amend Section 16-23-10, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Chapter Regarding Offenses Involving Weapons, So As To Add Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 16-23-25 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Sell, Offer To Sell, Deliver, Lease, Rent, Barter, Exchange, Or Transport For Sale In This State Any Handgun To A Person Who Is Under The Age Of Eighteen, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person Under The Age Of Eighteen To Possess Or Attempt To Possess A Handgun Within This State, And To Provide For Exceptions; To Amend Section 16-23-30, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, So As To Delete The Use Of The Term "handgun" And Replace It With "firearm" And To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Sell, Offer To Sell, Deliver, Lease, Rent, Barter, Exchange, Transport For Sale Into This State, Or Otherwise Dispose Of Any Firearm To A Person Knowing Or Having Reasonable Cause To Believe That The Person Meets A Certain Category; To Amend Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And The Forfeiture And Dispositions Of Handguns, So As To Reduce The Penalty For A First Offense Firearm Violation, To Provide For Enhanced Penalties For Subsequent Violations, To Delete The Use Of The Term "handgun" And Replace It With "firearm", And To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency That Receives A Firearm Pursuant To This Section Shall Administratively Release The Firearm To An Innocent Owner Under Certain Circumstances; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-500 And 23-31-1040 Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Offense Or Adjudicated As A Mental Defective, Respectively.
Session: 124th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 12, 2021
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Greg Hembree (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 46)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2021 | Introduced and read first time |
| Senate | Jan 12, 2021 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| Senate | Dec 9, 2020 | Prefiled |
| Senate | Dec 9, 2020 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 9, 2020 | 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
