Senator Goldfinch proposes the following amendment (SR-3594.JG0117S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 10, by striking Section 23-31-220(A)(1) and inserting:

(A) Nothing contained in this article shall in any way be construed to limit, diminish, or otherwise infringe upon:
  (1) the right of a public or private employer, except a public accommodations business, to prohibit a person who is licensed under this article licensed under this article from carrying a concealable weapon, whether concealed or openly carried, upon the premises of the business or work place workplace or while using any machinery, vehicle, or equipment owned or operated by the business; or
  (2) the right of a public accommodations business to prohibit a person who does not hold a valid concealed weapon permit and is otherwise not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun from carrying a concealable weapon, whether concealed or openly carried, upon the premises of the business or workplace or while using any machinery, vehicle, or equipment owned or operated by the business; or

Amend the bill further, SECTION 10, by striking Section 23-31-220(B) and inserting:

  (2) the right of a public accommodations business to prohibit a person who does not hold a valid concealed weapon permit and is otherwise not prohibited by law from possessing a handgun from carrying a concealable weapon, whether concealed or openly carried, upon the premises of the business or workplace or while using any machinery, vehicle, or equipment owned or operated by the business; or
  (2)(3) the right of a private property owner or person in legal possession or control to allow or prohibit the carrying of a concealable weapon, whether concealed or openly carried, upon his premises.
 (B) The posting by the employer, owner, or person in legal possession or control of a sign stating "NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED", or in the case of a public accommodations business, "NO CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED UNLESS POSSESSED BY A PERSON WITH A VALID CWP" shall constitute notice to a person holding a permit issued pursuant to this article that the employer, owner, or person in legal possession or control requests that concealable weapons, whether concealed or openly carried, not be brought upon the premises or into the work placeworkplace. A person who knowingly brings a concealable weapon, whether concealed or openly carried, onto the premises or work place workplace in violation of the provisions of this paragraph may be charged with a violation of Section 16-11-620. In addition to the penalties provided in Section 16-11-620, a person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of the provisions of this paragraph must have his permit revoked for a period of one year. The prohibition contained in this section does not apply to persons specified in Section 16-23-20, item (B)(1).

Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X.  SLED shall promulgate regulations requiring the course and qualifications for concealed weapon permits to include two additional hours of training regarding the proper handling of firearms and two additional hours of legal training.