South Carolina General Assembly
121st Session, 2015-2016

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H. 4729

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, Hicks, Taylor, Burns, Loftis, Chumley, Hixon and Wells
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5025cm16.docx

Introduced in the House on January 26, 2016
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Firearms

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/26/2016  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
   1/26/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 20)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/26/2016

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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 PROVIDE THAT NO PUBLIC FUNDS SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION, REGULATION, OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY FEDERAL LAW, EXECUTIVE ORDER, RULES, OR REGULATION THAT REGULATES THE OWNERSHIP, USE, OR POSSESSION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, OR FIREARM ACCESSORIES, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "FIREARM".

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

Prohibition of the use of public funds for the implementation of federal Firearm Laws

Section 23-31-910.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law:

(1)    no public funds of this State, or any political subdivision of this State, shall be allocated to the implementation, regulation, or enforcement of any federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation regulating the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories; and

(2)    no personnel or property of this State, or any political subdivision of this State, shall be allocated to the implementation, regulation, or enforcement of any federal law, executive order, rule, or regulation regulating the ownership, use, or possession of firearms, ammunitions, or firearm accessories.

(B)    For purposes of this section, '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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