South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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H. 4706

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Moore
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\5737cm20.docx

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2020
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Firearms

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/20/2019  House   Prefiled
  11/20/2019  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   1/14/2020  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 73)
   1/14/2020  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 73)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/20/2019

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-3-100 SO AS TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR EACH BULLET FIRED FROM A GUN WHEN A PERSON UNLAWFULLY FIRES A GUN THAT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON.

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

SECTION    1.        Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

    "Section 16-3-100.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person who unlawfully fires a gun that results in the death of another person must be imprisoned for a mandatory minimum term of ten years, no part of which may be suspended nor probation granted, for each bullet fired from the gun.

    (B)    A sentence imposed pursuant to this section must be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed for the unlawful firing of a gun."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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