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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
H3233 - Sexually Violent Predator Program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton, Jason T. Elliott
Last updated over 1 year 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
H3270 - Public Officers; reporting of gifts
Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 8-13-1120, Relating To The Contents Of Statement Of Economic Interests, So As To Require Reporting Of Any Gift With A Value Of Twenty-five Dollars Or More In A Day Or A Total Of Two Hundred Dollars Or More In A Calendar Year.
STATUS
Introduced
H3231 - Department of Health and Human Services
John Taliaferro West, Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Sections 44-6-300, 44-6-310, And 44-6-320 All Relating To The Responsibility Of The Department Of Health And Human Services To Establish And Expand Child Development Services. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3186 - Supervised furlough program
Christopher Sloan Wooten, Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Repealing Sections 24-13-710 And 24-13-720 Both Relating To The Supervised Furlough Program.
STATUS
Introduced
H3500 - Deed and Mortgage Derivation Clauses
Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 30-5-35, Relating To Derivation Clauses On Deeds And Mortgages, So As To Provide All Mortgages And Deeds Executed After June 30, 2023, Must Include Information Identifying The Party Who Prepared The Instrument Or The Attorney Licensed In This State Who Assisted In The Closing Of The Instrument.
STATUS
Engrossed
H3220 - Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act
Wm. Weston Newton, Jerry T. Carter, Cody T. Mitchell
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 6 To Chapter 15, Title 63 So As To Enact The "uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act", To Provide A Legal Mechanism To Protect Children From Credible Risks Of Abduction Related To Legal Custody Or Visitation, And For Other Purposes; And By Amending Sections 63-7-2340, 63-7-2345, 63-7-2350, 63-13-50, 63-13-60, 63-13-190, 63-13-420, 63-13-430, 63-13-620, 63-13-630, 63-13-820, 63-13-830, 63-13-1010, And 63-11-70, Relating To Fingerprint Reviews And Background Check Requirements For Foster Parents, Adoptive Parents, Child Protective Service Workers, Other Child Welfare Employees And Volunteers, Group Childcare Homes, Family Chldcare Homes, And Religious Childcare Centers, Among Others, So As To Provide For Fingerprint-based Background Checks And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3129 - Securities Final Order Update
Wm. Weston Newton
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 35-1-604, Relating To The Securities Act Administrative Enforcement, So As To Provide That Final Orders Do Not Need To Be Forwarded To Certain Agencies.
STATUS
Introduced
H3553 - Adoption
Murrell Smith, Shannon S. Erickson, Heather Ammons Crawford
Last updated about 1 year ago
28 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 63-9-750, Relating To Final Adoption Hearings, So As To Eliminate The Mandatory Ninety-day Waiting Period To Finalize An Adoption; By Amending Sections 63-7-1710, 63-7-2530, 63-9-710, And 63-7-1660, All Relating To Child Permanency Proceedings, So As To Make Certain Changes To Expedite Permanency For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services; By Amending Section 63-7-40, Relating To Infant Safe Havens, So As To Allow The Permanency Planning Hearing And Termination Of Parental Rights Hearing To Occur In The Same Proceeding, With Exceptions; By Amending Section 63-9-30, Relating To Terms Defined In The South Carolina Adoption Act, So As To Change The Definition Of "special Needs Child"; And By Amending Section 63-7-1700, Relating To Permanency Planning, So As To Make Certain Changes To Promote Timely Permanence For Children In The Custody Of The Department Of Social Services; And For Other Purposes. - Ratified Title
STATUS
Passed
H3079 - Rural Infrastructure Authority
William M. Hixon, Wm. Weston Newton, Cody T. Mitchell
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 11-50-40, Relating To The South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Act, So As To Update The Definition Of Rural Infrastructure Project.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from South Carolina district HD-120
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South Carolina House
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ABOUT
Wm. Weston Newton is a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. Previously, he served in the State Senate and was also a transportation engineer. Newton was Chairman of the Majority Caucus and Deputy Leader in the Senate and serves on several committees including Labor, Commerce and Industry in the House. He sponsored legislation relating to education, taxes, transportation and business. Newton earned his civil engineering degree from Clemson University. Prior to joining the legislature, he worked for the SCDOT. Newton has been active with several community and professional organizations.read less
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