Senator Matthews proposes the following amendment (SMIN-3594.AA0146S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X.  Chapter 1, Title 17 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
 Section 17-1-65 All prior convictions for unlawful carry shall be retroactively expunged. Expungement shall be upon application by the previously convicted defendant. There shall be no cost to the applicant for expungement. All applications for such expungements shall be made within five years of the enactment of this section.