South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4628

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hicks, H.A. Crawford, Gagnon, Yow, Atwater, Hardee, Duckworth, Hill, Clemmons, Gambrell, Riley, Burns, Johnson, Pitts, Stringer and Rivers
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ggs\22813zw16.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 125, 4668, 4701

Introduced in the House on January 12, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Second Amendment Preservation Act

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 116)
   1/12/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 116)
   1/21/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stringer
    5/3/2016  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rivers

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 9 TO CHAPTER 31, TITLE 23 SO AS TO ENACT THE "SECOND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT" TO PROHIBIT THE USE OR ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS, PERSONNEL, OR PROPERTY TO IMPLEMENT, REGULATE, OR ENFORCE A FEDERAL LAW, EXECUTIVE ORDER, REGULATION, OR RULE REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, USE, OR POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, OR FIREARM ACCESSORIES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 31, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Article 9

Second Amendment Preservation Act

Section 23-31-900.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law:

(1)    no public funds of the State or of a political subdivision of this State may be used or allocated to implement, regulate, or enforce a federal law, executive order, regulation, or rule regulating the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories; and

(2)    no personnel or property of the State or of a political subdivision of this State may be used or allocated to implement, regulate, or enforce a federal law, executive order, regulation, or rule regulating the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories.

(B)    For purposes of this article, 'firearm' has the same meaning as defined in Section 23-31-1050(3)."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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