South Carolina bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina H 3650
Discharging firearms into dwellings and other structures
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- G.M. Smith (Republican)
- Wooten (Republican)
- Pope (Republican)
- Chapman (Republican)
- W. Newton (Republican)
- Bailey (Republican)
- Robbins (Republican)
- Crawford (Republican)
- Guest (Republican)
- Caskey (Republican)
- Forrest (Republican)
- B. Newton (Republican)
- Hixon (Republican)
- Taylor (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the South Carolina legislature· description
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO OFFENSES DEFINED AS VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF DISCHARGING FIREARMS AT OR INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-23-440, RELATING TO DISCHARGING FIREARMS INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO CREATE A TIERED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 House | Concur in Senate Amendments | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Apr 15, 2026 Senate | 2nd Reading | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Mar 4, 2025 House | Passage of Bill | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
Actions
- May 26, 2026 · Legislature
Act No. 138 - May 26, 2026 · Legislature
Effective date 05/15/26 - May 15, 2026 · Legislature
Signed By Governor - May 14, 2026 · Legislature
Ratified R 181 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 - Apr 23, 2026 · House
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled - Apr 22, 2026 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
Read third time and returned to House with amendments - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Read second time - Apr 15, 2026 · Senate
Amended - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Introduced and read first time - Mar 5, 2025 · House
Read third time and sent to Senate - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0 - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Read second time - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, B.Newton, Hixon, Taylor - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Committee report: Favorable Judiciary - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Guest - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins - Jan 29, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey - Jan 14, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Jan 14, 2025 · House
Introduced and read first time - Dec 12, 2024 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Dec 12, 2024 · House
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