South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A349, R411, H3212

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Delleney, M.A. Pitts, Haley, Crawford, Chellis, G.R. Smith, Owens, Rice, Weeks, Viers, Simrill, Bedingfield, Vick, Duncan, Mulvaney, Stavrinakis, Clemmons and Young
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Introduced in the House on January 10, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2007
Last Amended on June 5, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2008
Governor's Action: June 16, 2008, Signed

Summary: Concealable weapons permits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/10/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-6
   1/10/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
   1/17/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haley, Crawford
   1/18/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chellis, 
                        G.R.Smith
   1/24/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens, Rice
   2/15/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Weeks
   2/20/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
   2/21/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary HJ-5
   2/22/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Simrill, 
                        Bedingfield
   2/28/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick, Duncan, 
                        Mulvaney
   2/28/2007  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Scott, Hart, Govan, Hayes, 
                        Hosey, Talley, MA Pitts, Lucas, Delleney, Kirsh, 
                        Chellis, Alexander, Breeland, Vick, Moss, Frye, 
                        Duncan, and Agnew HJ-33
   2/28/2007  House   Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary HJ-40
   2/28/2007  House   Motion noted- Rep. Merrill noted a motion to reconsider 
                        the vote whereby H. 3212 was recommitted to the 
                        Judiciary Committee HJ-40
    3/1/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Stavrinakis, 
                        Clemmons, Young
    3/1/2007  House   Reconsider vote whereby recommitted to House Judiciary 
                        Committee HJ-34
    3/1/2007  House   Read second time HJ-46
    3/1/2007  House   Roll call Yeas-100  Nays-2 HJ-48
    3/1/2007  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-48
    3/2/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
    3/6/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
    3/6/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
    3/7/2007  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hawkins (ch), Sheheen, Lourie, 
                        Vaughn SJ-8
    5/9/2007  Senate  Committee report: Majority favorable, minority 
                        unfavorable Judiciary SJ-8
   3/12/2008  Senate  Special order, set for March 12, 2008 SJ-27
   3/13/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-25
   3/13/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-25
   3/18/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-34
   3/20/2008  Senate  Amended SJ-16
   3/20/2008  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-16
   3/20/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/26/2008  House   Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
    6/3/2008  Senate  Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Hawkins, Knotts, and Williams SJ-19
    6/4/2008  House   Conference committee appointed Reps. Delleney, Duncan, 
                        and Vick HJ-9
    6/5/2008  House   Conference report received and adopted HJ-193
    6/5/2008  House   Roll call Yeas-87  Nays-11 HJ-195
    6/5/2008  Senate  Conference report adopted SJ-127
    6/5/2008  House   Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-195
   6/10/2008          Ratified R 411
   6/16/2008          Signed By Governor
   6/27/2008          Copies available
   6/27/2008          Effective date 06/16/08
   7/11/2008          Act No. 349

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/10/2007
2/21/2007
5/9/2007
3/13/2008
3/18/2008
3/20/2008
3/20/2008-A
6/5/2008

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A349, R411, H3212)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT VALID OUT-OF-STATE PERMITS TO CARRY CONCEALABLE WEAPONS BY A RESIDENT OF A RECIPROCAL STATE MUST BE HONORED IF THE RECIPROCAL STATE REQUIRES A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK AND A FIREARM TRAINING AND SAFETY COURSE AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT SLED DETERMINE WHICH STATES MEET THIS STANDARD.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Concealable weapons permits, reciprocal agreements

SECTION    1.    Section 23-31-215(N) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 347 of 2006, is further amended to read:

"(N)    Valid out-of-state permits to carry concealable weapons held by a resident of a reciprocal state must be honored by this State, provided, that the reciprocal state requires an applicant to successfully pass a criminal background check and a course in firearm training and safety. A resident of a reciprocal state carrying a concealable weapon in South Carolina is subject to and must abide by the laws of South Carolina regarding concealable weapons. SLED shall maintain and publish a list of those states as the states with which South Carolina has reciprocity."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 10th day of June, 2008.

Approved the 16th day of June, 2008.

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