H 3119 General Bill, By Pitts and Hixon
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 16-23-540 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF THEFT OF A FIREARM AND PROVIDE A
 PENALTY.

   12/11/14  House  Prefiled
   12/11/14  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/13/15  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 103)
   01/13/15  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 103)
   03/18/15  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary (House Journal-page 36)
   03/19/15  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Delleney,
                     Bedingfield, VS Moss, Huggins, Atwater, McCoy,
                     Nanney, Forrester, Corley, Tallon, Hixon, GR
                     Smith, Pope, Anderson, RL Brown, Brannon
                     (House Journal-page 23)
   03/25/15  House  Amended (House Journal-page 47)
   03/25/15  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 47)
   03/25/15  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 48)
   03/26/15  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 50)
   03/31/15  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/31/15  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)

H. 3119

AMENDED

March 25, 2015

H. 3119

S. Printed 3/25/15--H.

Read the first time January 13, 2015.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-540 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF THEFT OF A FIREARM AND PROVIDE A PENALTY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Article 5, Chapter 23, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-23-540.    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person who steals a firearm, as defined in Section 16-8-10, is guilty of the felony offense of theft of a firearm and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten 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founded thereon, or alter, discharge, release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred under the repealed or amended law, unless the repealed or amended provision shall so expressly provide.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.