Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3650
Legislation Overview
Title: Discharging firearms into dwellings and other structures
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-1-60, Relating To Offenses Defined As Violent Crimes, So As To Include The Offense Of Discharging Firearms At Or Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Enclosure, Vehicle, Aircraft, Watercraft, Or Other Conveyance, Device, Or Equipment; And By Amending Section 16-23-440, Relating To Discharging Firearms Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Enclosure, Vehicle, Aircraft, Watercraft, Or Other Conveyance, Device, Or Equipment, So As To Create A Tiered Penalty Structure.
Session: 126th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 6, 2025
Sponsors
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14 sponsors: Murrell Smith (R); Christopher Wooten (R); Thomas Pope (R); Don Chapman (R); Weston Newton (R); William Bailey (R); Robby Robbins (R); Heather Crawford (R); Val Guest (R); Micajah Caskey (R); Cally Forrest (R); Brandon Newton (R); William Hixon (R); Bill Taylor (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (14 of 124)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Introduced and read first time |
| House | Mar 5, 2025 | Read third time and sent to Senate |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, B.Newton, Hixon, Taylor |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Read second time |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey |
| House | Feb 26, 2025 | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Guest |
| House | Jan 30, 2025 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins |
| House | Jan 29, 2025 | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Introduced and read first time |
| House | Dec 12, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Dec 12, 2024 | Prefiled |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 12, 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 |
| House: Passage Of Bill | 03/4/2025 | 111 | 0 | 8 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
