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H3594 - Constitutional Carry
Bobby J. Cox, Murrell Smith, Phillip D. Lowe
Last updated 6 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
H3481 - Child Custody
Stewart O. Jones, Thomas Case Brittain, Gil A. Gatch
Last updated over 1 year ago
60 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-15-220, Relating To Parenting Plans, So As To Create A Rebuttable Presumption That It Is In The Best Interest Of The Child To Spend Approximately An Equal Amount Of Time With Each Parent When Both Parents Are Willing, Able, And Fit; And By Amending Section 63-15-240, Relating To Child Custody Orders, So As To Require The Court To Take Into Consideration Certain Factors When Determining What Is In The Best Interest Of A Child, To Require That A Child Custody Order Include Findings Of Fact If The Time-sharing Schedule Does Not Allocate Approximately Equal Parenting Time To Each Parent, And To Provide Requirements To Modify Child Custody Orders.
STATUS
Introduced
H3635 - Brashier Middle College, National Blue Ribbon School
Ashley B. Trantham, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Congratulate And Salute Brashier Middle College On Being Selected As A Blue Ribbon School By The United States Department Of Education.
STATUS
Passed
H3235 - Emergency Management Divisions
William H. Bailey, William M. Chumley
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 25-1-420, Relating To The Duties And Administration Of The South Carolina Emergency Management Division, So As To Require The Division To Ensure All Emergency Shelters Opened During Declared Emergencies Or Evacuations Are Staffed And Equipped With Sufficient Personnel And Supplies To Maintain Continuous Sheltering Operations Based On Each Shelter's Maximum Occupancy For The Predicted Duration Of The Emergency Or Evacuation Period.
STATUS
Introduced
H3002 - Bond release
William H. Bailey, John R. Mccravy, Patricia Moore Henegan
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-25-120, Relating To Release On Bond And Factors To Consider When Granting Bond For Violent Offenders And Domestic Violence Offenders, So As To Allow The Court, In Lieu Of Setting Bond Or As An Additional Condition Of Release On Bond, To Place A Person Charged With A Domestic Violence Offense On Surveillance Via An Active Electronic Monitoring Device Capable Of Keeping The Victim Of The Offense Notified At All Times Of The Person's Immediate Location, To Provide Procedures For The Monitoring, And To Provide Penalties For Tampering With An Active Electronic Monitoring Device.
STATUS
Introduced
H3675 - Kathleen Jennings
James Mikell Burns, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Congratulate And Commend Greenville Native Kathleen Jennings For A Lifetime Of Outstanding And Meaningful Achievements.
STATUS
Passed
H3628 - Rick Fulmer, service
Raye Felder, Melissa Lackey Oremus, Ashley B. Trantham
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Express The Appreciation Of The South Carolina House Of Representatives To Richard P. "rick" Fulmer For His Many Years Of Committed Public Service, To Congratulate Him On Serving This Great State With Consistent Excellence For A Quarter-century, And To Wish Him Much Success In His Future Endeavors.
STATUS
Passed
H3666 - Virginia "Ginny" Siano-Eck
William E. Sandifer, Terry Alexander, Carl L. Anderson
Last updated over 1 year ago
124 Co-Sponsors
Recognize And Honor Virginia "ginny" Siano-eck, Founder Of Seneca's Foothills Dance Conservatory, On Her Many Years Of Outstanding Dance Instruction And To Congratulate The Conservatory On The Twentieth Anniversary Of Its Production Of The Nutcracker In December 2022.
STATUS
Passed
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
H3196 - Attorney Fees, DSS Actions
William H. Bailey, John R. Mccravy, James Todd Rutherford
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 15-77-300, Relating To The Allowance Of Attorney's Fees In State-initiated Actions, So As To Eliminate The Exception For Department Of Social Services' Child Abuse And Neglect Actions.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-104
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South Carolina House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
William H. Bailey is a Republican member of the New Hampshire State Senate, representing District 9. Bailey was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives representing Belknap County District 2 from 2004 to 2018. He is retired. Bailey earned his AS from Lakes Region Community College. His professional experience includes working as a consultant; owner of a machine shop; and toolmaker, and manufacturing supervisor, and facilities manager for various manufacturing companies. Bailey served as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.read less
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