Criminally negligent storage of firearms

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-23-540 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT STORAGE OF A FIREARM, DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Dec 12, 2024
Last action: Mar 10, 2025 — Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Schuessler
Session: 2025-2026
Momentum: 36 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 6%, measured from SC's completed sessions
Momentum -3 36/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 581 days quiet

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