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H3594 - Constitutional Carry
Bobby J. Cox, Murrell Smith, Phillip D. Lowe
Last updated 8 months ago
69 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024" By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms And Exceptions For Concealable Weapons Permit Holders, So As To Delete A Provision That Makes This Section Inapplicable To Persons Who Possess Concealable Weapons Permits And To Provide This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Who Possess Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns, So As To Revise The Places Where And Circumstances Upon Which Handguns And Firearms May Be Carried, And Persons Who May Carry Handguns And Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Certain Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations Of This Section; By Amending Section 16-23-55, Relating To Procedures For Returning Found Handguns, So As To Delete The Provision Relating To Filing Applications To Obtain Found Handguns, And Provide Circumstances That Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Maintain Possession Or Dispose Of Found Handguns; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision, And To Delete The Term "weapon" And Replace It With The Term "firearm"; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To The Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide This Provision Does Not Apply To Certain Offenses That Prohibit Persons From Carrying Certain Deadly Weapons, To Provide This Provision Applies To Persons Who Knowingly Carry Certain Firearms, To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Persons Lawfully Carrying Firearms Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Beverages Are Exempt From The Provisions Of This Section; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of Concealed Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provisions Requiring Permit Holders To Carry Permits While Carrying Weapons And Identifying Themselves As Permit Holders To Law Enforcement Officers, To Provide Persons Must Report The Loss Or Theft Of A Firearm To A Law Enforcement Agency, To Revise The Requirements To Report The Losses Of Permits To Sled, To Revise The Premises Upon Which Permit Holders Must Not Carry Weapons, To Provide Additional Penalties For Certain Violations, To Revise The Provision That Provides Exemptions To Carrying Permits, To Delete The Provision Relating To Penalties For Carrying Expired Permits, To Provide Sled Shall Offer A Concealed Weapon Permit Training Course, And To Provide Persons At Least Eighteen Years Old May Obtain Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises And The Posting Of Signs Prohibiting The Carrying Of Weapons, So As To Make Technical Changes, That Persons Must Knowingly Violate The Provisions Of This Section To Be Charged With A Violation, And To Provide This Section Does Not Limit Persons From Carrying Certain Weapons In State Parks; By Amending Section 23-31-232, Relating To Carrying Concealable Weapons On Premises Of Certain Schools Leased By Churches, So As To Provide Appropriate Church Officials Or Governing Bodies May Allow Any Person To Carry A Concealable Weapon On The Leased Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Concealable Weapon Sign Requirements, So As To Provide The Signs Must Be Posted At Locations Where The Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Is Prohibited; By Amending Section 23-31-600, Relating To Retired Personnel, Identification Cards, And Qualifications For Carrying Concealed Weapons, So As To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 51-3-145, Relating To Unlawful Acts Committed At State Parks, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Or Carry Concealable Weapons In State Parks; By Repealing Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Carrying Of Weapons By Individuals On Their Person, Into Residences Or Dwellings, Or Between A Motor Vehicle And A Rented Accommodation; By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To Unlawful Possession Of Firearms By Persons Convicted Of Violent Offenses, The Confiscation Of Certain Weapons, And The Return Of Firearms To Innocent Owners, So As To Revise The List Of Crimes Subject To This Provision And The Penalties Associated With Violations, And To Define The Term "crime Punishable By A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of More Than One Year"; By Amending Section 22-5-910, Relating To The Expungement Of Criminal Records, So As To Provide For The Expungement Of Criminal Records For Certain Unlawful Possessions Of Firearms Or Weapons Offenses, And To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In This State, So As To Add Additional Persons To This List With Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 23-31-245 So As To Provide Circumstances When Law Enforcement Officers May Search, Detain, Or Arrest Persons Openly Carrying Weapons; By Adding Section 17-1-65 So As To Provide Persons May Apply For Expungements Of Convictions For Unlawful Possession Of Handguns Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 16-23-495 So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Committing Or Attempting To Commit Certain Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Shall Develop And Distribute A Document That Informs Gun Purchasers That They May Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits, Carry Their Weapons Without A Permit, And Certain Penalties Imposed For Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Must Inform The Public The State Provides A Process For Gun Owners To Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits And Allows Gun Owners To Carry Their Weapons Without Permits; And To Provide No Provision Of This Act Should Be Construed To Discourage Gun Ownership Or Gun Safety Training, But To Encourage Gun Owners To Receive Gun Safety Training. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3485 - Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act
Roy Josiah Magnuson, Robert J. May, Adam M. Morgan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
36 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "families' Rights And Responsibilities Act" By Adding Chapter 23 To Title 63 So As To Recognize That Parents Have The Ultimate Responsibility To Direct The Upbringing, Education, Health Care, And Mental Health Of Their Children; To Set Forth Certain Rights And Responsibilities; To Require Local School Boards Of Trustees To Take Certain Actions To Promote Parental Involvement; To Require Medical Providers To Obtain Parental Consent Before Providing Health Care Services To A Child Of The Parent, With Exceptions; To Create A Cause Of Action For Violation Of The Chapter; And For Other Purposes; And To Amend Section 59-28-160, Relating To Local School Boards Of Trustees, So As To Make Conforming Changes.
STATUS
Introduced
H3008 - Stand Your Ground, religious services
William M. Chumley, William M. Hixon, John R. Mccravy
Last updated almost 2 years ago
15 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-420, Relating To Intent And Findings Of The General Assembly Relating To The Article Commonly Referred To As Stand Your Ground, So As To Include Places Of Worship; By Amending Section 16-11-430, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of Stand Your Ground Provisions, So As To Define The Term "place Of Worship"; And By Amending Section 16-11-440, Relating To The Presumption Of Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril When Using Deadly Force Against Another Unlawfully Entering A Residence, Occupied Vehicle Or Place Of Business, So As To Include Places Of Worship In The Purview Of The Statute.
STATUS
Introduced
H3425 - PORS Earnings Limitations
Thomas E. Pope, Anne J. Thayer, Leon D. Gilliam
Last updated over 1 year ago
22 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 9-11-90, Relating To The Earnings Limitation Upon Return To Covered Employment In The South Carolina Police Officers Retirement System, So As To Provide That The Earnings Limitation Does Not Apply In Certain Circumstances; And By Amending Section 9-1-1790, Relating To The Earnings Limitation Upon Return To Covered Employment In The South Carolina Retirement System, So As To Provide That The Earnings Limitation Does Not Apply In Certain Circumstances.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3354 - Concealed weapons
Dennis Carroll Moss, John R. Mccravy, Brian Lawson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Within The State, So As To Add Active Clerks Of Court To The List Of Persons.
STATUS
Introduced
H3503 - Trafficking in Fentanyl
Leon D. Gilliam, Thomas E. Pope, Bill Taylor
Last updated over 1 year ago
47 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 44-53-190, Relating To Schedule I Substances, So As To Add Fentanyl-related Substances; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Prohibited Acts And Penalties, So As To Add An Offense For Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Amending Section 44-53-370, Relating To Narcotics And Controlled Substances Prohibited Acts And Penalities, So As To Add Trafficking In Fentanyl; By Adding Section 44-53-393 So As To Provide That The Term "drug Paraphernalia" Does Not Include Certain Testing Equipment; And By Adding Section 44-53-379 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Certain Individuals Who Have Been Convicted Of Certain Drug-related Crimes To Possess A Firearm Or Ammunition Within This State. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3421 - Income tax exemption
Brian Lawson, John R. Mccravy, Donald Chapman
Last updated almost 2 years ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-6-1120, Relating To Gross Income, So As To Exclude Certain First Responder Wages.
STATUS
Introduced
H3233 - Sexually Violent Predator Program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Jason T. Elliott
Last updated almost 2 years ago
38 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Sections 44-48-115 And 44-48-180 So As To Provide For The Right To Challenge Commitment To The Sexually Violent Predator Treatment Program Based On Ineffective Assistance Of Counsel And To Give Priority Status To Sexually Violent Predator Cases For Purposes Of Scheduling Court Proceedings Respectively; By Amending Sections 44-48-30, 44-48-40, 44-48-50, 44-48-80, 44-48-90, 44-48-100, 44-48-110, 44-48-120, 44-48-130, 44-48-150, And 44-48-160, All Relating To The Sexually Violent Predator Act, So As To Add Definitions For "qualified Evaluator" And "resident" And Change The Definition Of "likely To Engage In Acts Of Sexual Violence", To Establish Effective Dates For The Granting Of Supervised Reentry, To Require Multidisciplinary Teams To Determine Whether There Is Probable Cause To Believe A Person Is A Sexually Violent Predator, To Provide For The Use Of Court-appointed Qualified Evaluators And To Establish Certain Timelines For Evaluations, To Allow For The Use Of Independent, Qualified Evaluators In Certain Circumstances, To Require Courts To Conduct A Nonjury Hearing Before Release Of A Person Found Incompetent To Stand Trial, To Establish Certain Benchmarks For Additional Reviews Of Mental Conditions, To Establish Certain Requirements Regarding Evaluators In Proceedings On Petitions For Release, To Allow Access To Sealed Court Records By The Attorney General And Other Counsel Of Record, To Make Conforming Changes, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Section 24-21-32, Relating To Reentry Supervision, So As To Make Inmates Determined To Be Sexually Violent Predators Ineligible For Reentry Supervision.
STATUS
Introduced
H3127 - Homestead Exemption Increase
Dennis Carroll Moss, John R. Mccravy, Brian Lawson
Last updated almost 2 years ago
16 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-250, Relating To The Homestead Property Tax Exemption Allowed For Persons Who Are Over The Age Of Sixty-five Years, Disabled, Or Legally Blind, So As To Increase The Exemption Amount From The First Fifty Thousand Dollars To The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of The Fair Market Value Of The Homestead; And By Repealing Section 12-37-245 Relating To An Obsolete Reference To The Homestead Exemption.
STATUS
Introduced
H3502 - Property tax exemption
Brian Lawson, Donald Chapman
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Provide That Certain Surviving Spouses Are Eligible For The Exemption.
STATUS
Introduced
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