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South Carolina 2025-2026

S 136

Dismissal of pending gun possession charges

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-12 11:11:02 UTC.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
South Carolina
Session
2025-2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Not supplied
Introduced / first action
2024-12-11 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

AN ACT TO 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 AND EXPUNGE 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 MAY NOT SERVE AS A BASIS OR SUPPORT FOR CIVIL ACTIONS DUE TO THE ARREST. - RATIFIED TITLE

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act No. 260

  2. Effective date 01/14/26

  3. Veto overridden Yeas-112 Nays-0

    veto-override-passage

  4. Veto overridden Ayes-44 Nays-0

    veto-override-passage

  5. Vetoed by Governor

    executive-veto

  6. Ratified R 86

  7. Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0

  8. Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

  9. Scrivener's error corrected

  10. Returned to House with amendments

  11. Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0

  12. House amendment amended

    amendment-amendment

  13. Scrivener's error corrected

  14. Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments

    passage, reading-3

  15. Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day

  16. Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-5

  17. Read second time

    reading-2

  18. Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  21. Introduced and read first time

    introduction, reading-1

  22. Read third time and sent to House

    passage, reading-3

  23. Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0

  24. Read second time

    reading-2

  25. Amended

    amendment-passage

  26. Committee report: Favorable Judiciary

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. Scrivener's error corrected

  28. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  29. Introduced and read first time

    introduction, reading-1

  30. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

    referral-committee

  31. Prefiled

    filing

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