South Carolina Senate Bill 136

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Scrivener's error corrected
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [HTML]

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.

Dismissal of pending gun possession charges

Sen. Deon Tedder [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17		Scrivener's error corrected
2025-01-14	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2025-01-14	Senate	Introduced and read first time
2024-12-11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
2024-12-11	Senate	Prefiled

S0138 (Similar To) 2025-01-17 - Scrivener's error corrected

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
17	1	65	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0136&session=126&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/136_20241211.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/136_20250117.htm