S 136 South Carolina 2025-2026 session
Dismissal of pending gun possession charges
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
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Vetoed — last recorded action September 2, 2026
Act No. 260
Recorded votes
Passage likelihood
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State-level impact
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Official actions
- Act No. 260
- Effective date 01/14/26
- Veto overridden Yeas-112 Nays-0
- Veto overridden Ayes-44 Nays-0
- Vetoed by Governor
- Ratified R 86
- Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0
- Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Returned to House with amendments
- Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- House amendment amended
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
- Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-5
- Read second time
- Amended
- Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Introduced and read first time
- Read third time and sent to House
- Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Read second time
- Amended
- Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
- Scrivener's error corrected
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Introduced and read first time
- Referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Prefiled