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Senate panel advances bill to dismiss pending unlawful-handgun charges nullified by constitutional-carry law
Summary
S.B. 136 would require dismissal of pending charges for unlawful possession of a handgun that were nullified by the 2024 constitutional-carry law; sponsors said the bill levels the legal playing field for defendants and contains amendments limiting civil actions against law enforcement and excluding dismissal from supporting other charges.
A Senate bill requiring the state to dismiss pending charges for unlawful possession of a handgun that were nullified by the South Carolina constitutional carry law of 2024 advanced in committee.
The bill, described in committee as S.B. 136, directs dismissal of pending prosecutions under section 16‑23‑20 that were nullified by the constitutional‑carry statute. Committee staff explained the measure would not require dismissal of associated charges that are not directly nullified and would bar the…
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