Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation H5353
Legislation Overview
Title: Firearm Safety Pilot Program
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 59-29-250 So As To Provide That The Department Of Education Shall Establish A Firearm Safety Program, To Provide Instruction Requirements, And To Provide For The Development Of The Program.
Session: 126th General Assembly
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
Last Action Date: March 11, 2026
Sponsors
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62 sponsors: Patrick Haddon (R); Sylleste Davis (R); Robert Reese (D); Cody Mitchell (R); Hamilton Grant (D); Frank Atkinson (D); Daniel Gibson (R); William Hewitt (R); Elizabeth Wetmore (D); Paul Wickensimer (R); Thomas Beach (R); John Lastinger (R);Sarita Edgerton (R); Gilda Cobb-Hunter (D); Heather Crawford (R); Thomas Pope (R); Brandon Cox (R); Bill Hager (R); Luke Rankin (R); Jason Luck (D); Jerry Govan (D); Jay Kilmartin (R); William Herbkersman (R); Richard Yow (R); Weston Newton (R); Doug Gilliam (R); Jeffrey Bradley (R); Neal Collins (R); Greg Ford (R);James Burns (R); Phillip Bowers (R); Thomas Brittain (R); Marvin Smith (R); Keishan Scott (D);William Clyburn (D); Dianne Mitchell (R);David Vaughan (R); Jermaine Johnson (D); Paula Rawl Calhoon (R); Chris Huff (R); Gary Brewer (R); Randy Ligon (R); Val Guest (R); William Chumley (R); Carla Schuessler (R); Leon Howard (D); Robert Williams (D); Robby Robbins (R); Josiah Magnuson (R); Beth Bernstein (D); Kambrell Garvin (D); Heather Bauer (D); Nathan Ballentine (R); Cally Forrest (R); Charles Hartz (R); Jackie Hayes (D); Roger Kirby (D); Brandon Newton (R); Blake Sanders (R); David Weeks (D); Mark Willis (R); Christopher Wooten (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 50% (62 of 124)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 11, 2026 | Introduced and read first time |
| House | Mar 11, 2026 | Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Mar 11, 2026 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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Link: link to state bill page
