Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation S0136
Legislation Overview
Title: Dismissal of pending gun 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, So As To Provide The State Must Dismiss Certain Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges That Occurred Prior To The Enactment Of The South Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, And 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.
Session: 126th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 4, 2025
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Deon Tedder (D); Matthew Leber (R); Joshua Kimbrell (R); Rex Rice (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 9% (4 of 46)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Introduced and read first time |
| Senate | Feb 26, 2025 | Read third time and sent to House |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2025 | Amended |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2025 | Read second time |
| Senate | Feb 25, 2025 | Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 |
| Senate | Feb 19, 2025 | Committee report: Favorable Judiciary |
| Jan 17, 2025 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Introduced and read first time |
| Senate | Jan 14, 2025 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| Senate | Dec 11, 2024 | Prefiled |
| Senate | Dec 11, 2024 | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Feb 25, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Comm Sub | Feb 19, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Draft | Jan 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Dec 11, 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 |
| Senate: 2nd Reading | 02/25/2025 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
