South Carolina General Assembly
122nd Session, 2017-2018

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H. 3182

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Crosby
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bh\7046ahb17.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2017
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Offenses involving handguns

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2016  House   Prefiled
  12/15/2016  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/10/2017  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 104)
   1/10/2017  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 104)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2016

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VARIOUS OFFENSES INVOLVING HANDGUNS, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN FROM ONE YEAR TO FIVE YEARS AND INCREASE THE FINE FOR A VIOLATION.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-23-50(A)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(2)    A person violating who violates the provisions of Section 16-23-20 is guilty of a misdemeanor felony and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year five years, or both."

SECTION    2.    The repeal or amendment by this act of any law, whether temporary or permanent or civil or criminal, does not affect pending actions, rights, duties, or liabilities founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide. After the effective date of this act, all laws repealed or amended by this act must be taken and treated as remaining in full force and effect for the purpose of sustaining any pending or vested right, civil action, special proceeding, criminal prosecution, or appeal existing as of the effective date of this act, and for the enforcement of rights, duties, penalties, forfeitures, and liabilities as they stood under the repealed or amended laws.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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