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Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H3034

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Legislation Overview

Title: Fargo's, Hyco's, Rico's, Coba's, Wick's, and Mikka's Law

Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "fargo's, Hyco's, Rico's, Coba's, Wick's, And Mikka's Law" By Amending Article 11 Of Chapter 3, Title 47, Relating To Taunting, Tormenting, Injuring, Or Killing Police Dogs Or Horses, So As To Expand The Conduct That Results In A Violation, Increase The Penalties, Require Restitution To The Law Enforcement Department Or Agency, And Make Technical Changes.

Session: 126th General Assembly

Last Action: Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-2

Last Action Date: April 1, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

46 sponsors: Neal Collins (R); Christopher Wooten (R); Cody Mitchell (R); Thomas Pope (R); Don Chapman (R); Fawn Pedalino (R); Richard Yow (R); Marvin Smith (R); Sylleste Davis (R); Harriet Holman (R); Brandon Cox (R); William Hixon (R); Craig Gagnon (R); Paula Rawl Calhoon (R); Dennis Moss (R); Brian Lawson (R); Roger Kirby (D); Randy Ligon (R); William Bailey (R); Cally Forrest (R); Doug Gilliam (R); Mark Willis (R); Shannon Erickson (R); Carla Schuessler (R); David Vaughan (R); Jeffrey Bradley (R); Bill Hager (R); William Whitmire (R); Robby Robbins (R); Travis Moore (R); Gary Brewer (R); Brandon Guffey (R); David Martin (R); Jermaine Johnson (D); Patrick Haddon (R); Paul Wickensimer (R); Thomas Brittain (R); Jay Kilmartin (R); Dianne Mitchell (R);April Cromer (R); Phillip Bowers (R); Kathy Landing (R); Joe White (R); Weston Newton (R); Jeffrey Johnson (R); Brandon Newton (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 37% (46 of 124)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 1, 2026 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson, B.Newton
House Apr 1, 2026 Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-2
House Apr 1, 2026 Read second time
House Apr 1, 2026 Amended
House Apr 1, 2026 Debate adjourned
Mar 31, 2026 Scrivener's error corrected
House Mar 31, 2026 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton
House Mar 31, 2026 Requests for debate-Rep
House Mar 31, 2026 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White
House Mar 26, 2026 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House Mar 24, 2026 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing
House Mar 4, 2026 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers
House Feb 4, 2026 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell, Cromer
House Apr 10, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brittain, Kilmartin
House Mar 10, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wickensimer
House Feb 20, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haddon
House Feb 19, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.L.Johnson
House Feb 13, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
House Feb 12, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Lawson, Kirby, Ligon, Bailey, Forrest, Gilliam, Willis, Erickson, Schuessler, Vaughan, Bradley, Hager, Whitmire, Robbins, T.Moore, Brewer, Guffey
House Feb 11, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hixon, Gagnon, Calhoon
House Feb 5, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, Holman, B.L.Cox
House Jan 16, 2025 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
House Jan 14, 2025 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Jan 14, 2025 Introduced and read first time
House Dec 5, 2024 Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House Dec 5, 2024 Prefiled
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Apr 1, 2026 state link bill text
Comm Sub Mar 31, 2026 state link bill text
Comm Sub Mar 26, 2026 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 5, 2024 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/1/2026 106 2 8 8 Yes
  • Alexander, Terry (D) NV
  • Anderson, Carl (D) Yea
  • Atkinson, Frank (D) Yea
  • Bailey, William (R) Yea
  • Ballentine, Nathan (R) Yea
  • Bamberg, Justin (D) Yea
  • Bannister, Bruce (R) Yea
  • Bauer, Heather (D) Yea
  • Beach, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Bernstein, Beth (D) Absent
  • Bowers, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Bradley, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Brewer, Gary (R) Yea
  • Brittain, Thomas (R) Absent
  • Burns, James (R) Yea
  • Bustos, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Calhoon, Paula (R) Yea
  • Caskey, Micajah (R) Yea
  • Chapman, Donald (R) Yea
  • Chumley, William (R) Yea
  • Clyburn, William (D) Yea
  • Cobb-Hunter, Gilda (D) Yea
  • Collins, Neal (R) Yea
  • Cox, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Crawford, Heather (R) Yea
  • Cromer, April (R) Yea
  • Davis, Sylleste (R) Yea
  • Dillard, Chandra (D) Yea
  • Duncan, Adam (R) Yea
  • Edgerton, Sarita (R) Yea
  • Erickson, Shannon (R) NV
  • Forrest, Cally (R) Yea
  • Frank, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Gagnon, Craig (R) Yea
  • Garvin, Kambrell (D) Yea
  • Gatch, Gil (R) Yea
  • Gibson, Daniel (R) Yea
  • Gilliam, Leon (R) Yea
  • Gilliard, Wendell (D) Nay
  • Gilreath, Thomas Lee (R) Absent
  • Govan, Jerry (D) Yea
  • Grant, Hamilton (D) Yea
  • Guest, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Guffey, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Haddon, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Hager, William (R) Yea
  • Hardee, Kevin (R) Yea
  • Harris, Robert (R) Yea
  • Hart, Christopher (D) NV
  • Hartnett, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Hartz, Charles (R) Yea
  • Hayes, Jackie (D) Yea
  • Henderson-Myers, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • Herbkersman, William (R) Yea
  • Hewitt, William (R) Yea
  • Hiott, Davey (R) Yea
  • Hixon, William (R) Yea
  • Holman, Harriet (R) Yea
  • Hosey, Lonnie (D) Yea
  • Howard, Leon (D) NV
  • Huff, William (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Jermaine (D) Yea
  • Jones, Wendell (D) Yea
  • Jordan, Wallace (R) Yea
  • Kilmartin, John (R) Yea
  • King, John (D) NV
  • Kirby, Roger (D) Yea
  • Landing, Katherine (R) Yea
  • Lawson, Brian (R) Yea
  • Ligon, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Long, Steven (R) Yea
  • Lowe, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Luck, Jason (D) Yea
  • Magnuson, Roy (R) Yea
  • Martin, David (R) Yea
  • McCabe, Donald (R) Absent
  • McDaniel, Annie (D) Nay
  • McGinnis, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Mccravy, John (R) Yea
  • Mitchell, Cody (R) Yea
  • Montgomery, Scott (R) Yea
  • Moore, JA (D) Yea
  • Moore, Travis (R) NV
  • Morgan, T. (R) Absent
  • Moss, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Neese, James (R) Yea
  • Newton, Brandon (R) Yea
  • Newton, Weston (R) Yea
  • Oremus, Melissa (R) Yea
  • Pace, Jordan (R) Yea
  • Pedalino, Fawn (R) Yea
  • Pope, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Rankin, Luke (R) Yea
  • Reese, Robert (D) NV
  • Rivers, Michael (D) Yea
  • Robbins, Robby (R) Yea
  • Rose, Seth (D) Yea
  • Rutherford, J. Todd (D) NV
  • Sanders, Richard (R) Yea
  • Schuessler, Carla (R) Yea
  • Sessions, Heath (R) Yea
  • Smith, Marvin (R) Yea
  • Smith, Murrell (R) Yea
  • Spann-Wilder, Tiffany (D) Absent
  • Stavrinakis, Leonidas (D) Yea
  • Taylor, Bill (R) Yea
  • Teeple, James (R) Yea
  • Terribile, Jackie (R) Yea
  • Vaughan, David (R) Yea
  • Waters, Courtney (D) Yea
  • Weeks, J. David (D) Yea
  • Wetmore, Elizabeth (D) Yea
  • White, Joseph (R) Absent
  • Whitmire, William (R) Yea
  • Wickensimer, Paul (R) Yea
  • Williams, Robert (D) Yea
  • Willis, Mark (R) Yea
  • Wooten, Christopher (R) Yea
  • Yow, Richard (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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