---
type: "Bill"
title: "Discharging firearms into dwellings and other structures"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO OFFENSES DEFINED AS VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF DISCHARGING FIREARMS AT OR INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-23-440, RELATING TO DISCHARGING FIREARMS INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO CREATE A TIERED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "H 3650"
citation: "South Carolina H 3650 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Newton", "Bailey", "Caskey", "Chapman", "Crawford", "Forrest", "G.M. Smith", "Guest", "Hixon", "Pope", "Robbins", "Taylor", "W. Newton", "Wooten"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-12-12"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f735703d-e038-4b45-b758-75f79e596a7c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3650&session=126&summary=B"
source_hash: "6cbceb3c130fbe7f2cb0e9c6b96ca19cf2402fa2a115438967a17da4ccf96441"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3650 (2025-2026) — Discharging firearms into dwellings and other structures

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-1-60, RELATING TO OFFENSES DEFINED AS VIOLENT CRIMES, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF DISCHARGING FIREARMS AT OR INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-23-440, RELATING TO DISCHARGING FIREARMS INTO A DWELLING HOUSE, OTHER BUILDING, STRUCTURE, ENCLOSURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, OR OTHER CONVEYANCE, DEVICE, OR EQUIPMENT, SO AS TO CREATE A TIERED PENALTY STRUCTURE. - RATIFIED TITLE

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/bills/3650.htm)
2. **02/26/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20250226.htm)
3. **04/15/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20260415.htm)
4. **04/16/2025** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20250416.htm)
5. **04/22/2026** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20260422.htm)
6. **12/12/2024** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess126_2025-2026/prever/3650_20241212.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **111–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Newton — primary (person)
- Bailey — primary (person)
- Caskey — primary (person)
- Chapman — primary (person)
- Crawford — primary (person)
- Forrest — primary (person)
- G.M. Smith — primary (person)
- Guest — primary (person)
- Hixon — primary (person)
- Pope — primary (person)
- Robbins — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- W. Newton — primary (person)
- Wooten — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-12-12** Prefiled `filing`
- **2024-12-12** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-14** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-14** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-29** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bailey
- **2025-01-30** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- **2025-02-13** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford, Guest
- **2025-02-26** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-27** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey
- **2025-03-04** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, B.Newton, Hixon, Taylor
- **2025-03-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-04** Roll call Yeas-111 Nays-0
- **2025-03-05** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-06** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-06** Referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Committee report: Favorable Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2026-04-15** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2026-04-16** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2026-04-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2026-04-23** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2026-04-23** Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- **2026-05-14** Ratified R 181
- **2026-05-15** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-26** Effective date 05/15/26
- **2026-05-26** Act No. 138

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f735703d-e038-4b45-b758-75f79e596a7c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).