Prefiled bills for 2017 SC legislative session

[bilall]

It's time for all of us to start checking on bills to come up in this legislative session. There are already a couple of bills that, if passed, would 1) require private sales and passing firearms to children to go through a FFL, and 2) require that if a federal background check is not completed in a timely manner, the transfer cannot take place for either 28 days or not at all depending on the particular bill. (Remember the federal waiting period for a held approval is three days).
Also, one bill prefiled in the House effectively defines and bans "assault weapons" (H.3183), which according to my reading of the bill would include all AR-type and similar rifles.
I know that most of these bills will probably never make it out of committee, but we need to be watchful to be sure that someone doesn't slip something through that would severely restrict our 2nd Amendment rights.

A list of all prefiled bills is available on the www.scstatehouse.gov web site. You can also use it to track all legislation that is "in progress".
We also have a number of web sites that track legislation by state, including www.nra-ila.org.

 

[bigfutz]

Do you have the bill numbers for all those mentioned?

There's a Web site where you can subscribe to be alerted of activity on specific bills:
https://www.govtrack.us/

 

[bilall]

I have the list in Word format. Is there a way I can send it to you for review and to get you to help me with the best way to present it? The file is about 20K and may be too big to post.

Note I only included firearms-related bills.

 

[bilall]

Here are the condensed summaries of prefiled firearms bills:

PREFILED SC SENATE BILLS FOR THE 2017 SESSION

S. 85 (Word version) -- Senator Bryant: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-430(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CARRYING WEAPONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

S. 88 (Word version) -- Senator Verdin: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-220 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE EMPLOYER'S POSTING OF A SIGN PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF A CONCEALED WEAPON ON THE EMPLOYERS' PREMISES; AND TO ALLOW ANYONE TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON DURING A MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR; AND TO CREATE AN INSTITUTIONAL CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT; AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE A STICKER TO EACH CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT HOLDER WHO IS A VEHICLE OWNER THAT MUST BE AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE OWNER'S LICENSE PLATE TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE OWNER IS A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT HOLDER.

S. 143 (Word version) -- Senator McLeod: DELIVERY OF A FIREARM TO A PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE MAY NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE RESULTS OF ALL REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE KNOWN AND THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM DELIVERY OF THE FIREARM.

S. 158 (Word version) -- Senator Malloy: TO REQUIRE THAT NO GUN TRANSFER PRECEDED BY A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK MAY PROCEED, UNLESS THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SALE MAY PROCEED, UNTIL AT LEAST TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS HAVE PASSED FROM THE INITIATION OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK

S. 159 (Word version) -- Senator Malloy: TO REQUIRE THAT NO GUN TRANSFER PRECEDED BY A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK MAY PROCEED, UNLESS THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK HAS CONCLUDED THAT THE SALE MAY PROCEED, UNTIL AT LEAST TWENTY-EIGHT DAYS HAVE PASSED FROM THE INITIATION OF THE BACKGROUND CHECK

FOLLOWING ARE PREFILED HOUSE BILLS

H. 3052 (Word version) -- Rep. Putnam: A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, TO ENACT THE "JACOB HALL SCHOOL PROTECTION ACT"

H. 3180 (Word version) -- Rep. Cobb-Hunter: TO REQUIRE THAT A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK MUST BE COMPLETED AND DELIVERY OF A FIREARM TO A PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE MAY NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE RESULTS OF ALL REQUIRED BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE KNOWN AND THE PURCHASER OR TRANSFEREE IS NOT PROHIBITED FROM DELIVERY OF THE FIREARM.



H. 3181 (Word version) -- Rep. Cobb-Hunter: TO REQUIRE A NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK BEFORE ANY SALE, EXCHANGE, OR TRANSFER OF A FIREARM IN THE STATE AND TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR THE BACKGROUND CHECKS; TO REQUIRE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AT GUN SHOWS

H. 3182 (Word version) -- Rep. Crosby: TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN FROM ONE YEAR TO FIVE YEARS AND INCREASE THE FINE FOR A VIOLATION.

H. 3183 (Word version) -- Rep. Gilliard: TO INCLUDE ASSAULT WEAPONS IN THE PURVIEW OF THE STATUTE ; TO DEFINE THE TERM "ASSAULT WEAPON"; TO INCLUDE ASSAULT WEAPONS IN THE LIST OF WEAPONS BANNED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTES; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL OR GIVE A FIREARM TO A PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST.

H. 3190 (Word version) -- Rep. Gilliard: TO RESTRUCTURE THE PENALTY FOR THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN AND TO PROVIDE A TIERED PENALTY STRUCTURE FOR THE OFFENSE.

H. 3191 (Word version) -- Rep. Gilliard: A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PENALTIES IMPOSED FOR THE UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A HANDGUN AND THE UNLAWFUL SALE OR DELIVERY OF A HANDGUN, SO AS TO CREATE GRADUATED PENALTIES FOR SUBSEQUENT OFFENSES.

H. 3240 (Word version) -- TO ENACT THE "NATIONAL CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT RECIPROCITY ACT" BY REVISING THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW A HOLDER OF AN OUT-OF-STATE WEAPONS PERMIT TO CARRY A WEAPON IN THIS STATE.

H. 3248 (Word version) -- Reps. Fry and Crawford: TO DELETE THE RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON A HOLDER OF A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT ON CARRYING A FIREARM ON POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES,.

H. 3252 (Word version) -- Rep. Gilliard: TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO USE, TRANSPORT, MANUFACTURE, POSSESS, DISTRIBUTE, SELL, OR BUY GREEN TIP AMMUNITION, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

H. 3262 (Word version) -- Reps. Long, Burns and Chumley: DELETE THE RESTRICTIONS PLACED ON A HOLDER OF A CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT ON CARRYING A FIREARM ON POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL PROPERTY, AND CERTAIN OTHER CHANGES.

H. 3266 (Word version) -- Rep. McKnight: TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL OR GIVE A FIREARM TO A PERSON WHOSE NAME APPEARS ON THE TERRORIST WATCH LIST

H. 3330 (Word version) -- Rep. Hill: TO ENACT "JACOB HALL'S LAW", TO PROVIDE THAT SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT HOLDERS AUTHORIZED BY SCHOOL OFFICIALS MAY CARRY A WEAPON ON SCHOOL PROPERTY ….

 

[2ndamendment45]

Thank you for posting a summary of the firearm related bills prefiled in the SC legislature. Before Christmas I sent a letter (snail mail) to my Senator Wes Climer regarding the stupidity of the bill requiring the DMV to issue a sticker to CWP holders to affix to our cars but have not heard back.

 

[bigfutz]

S.88 in response to overwhelming outrage, Verdin supposedly backpedaled and removed the bumper sticker requirement from his bill.

 

[bigfutz]

S.158, S.159, H.3180 - These all sound like they could be called the Dylan Roof Bills. Realize, the three day limit on the NICS check was added in order to get the Brady Bill passed. These bills effectually remove that check and balance, so "they" could stop gun sales by dragging their feet indefinitely on NICS checks. (I apologize if I have restated the obvious.)