H 4529 General Bill, By M.A. Pitts, Ceips, Clemmons, Davenport, Duncan, Frye, 
Keegan, Koon, Leach, Limehouse, Sinclair, Witherspoon, Toole, E.H. Pitts, 
Huggins, Chellis, Bailey, G.R. Smith, Rice, Owens, Hinson and Umphlett

Similar(H 3678)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE
 PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THIS STATE TO HONOR A VALID OUT-OF-STATE PERMIT TO
 CARRY A CONCEALABLE WEAPON HELD BY A RESIDENT OF ANOTHER STATE.

   01/14/04  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-7
   01/14/04  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
   02/10/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
   02/12/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     E.H.Pitts, Huggins
   02/18/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Chellis,
                     Bailey, G.R.Smith
   02/19/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rice, Owens
   03/09/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hinson
   04/22/04  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Umphlett

TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THIS STATE TO HONOR A VALID OUT-OF-STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALABLE WEAPON HELD BY A RESIDENT OF ANOTHER STATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 23-31-215(N) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 464 of 1996, is amended to read:

"(N)    Valid out-of-state permits to carry concealable weapons held by a resident of a reciprocal another state must be honored by this State. SLED shall make a determination as to those states which have permit issuance standards equal to or greater than the standards contained in this article and shall maintain and publish a list of those states as the states with which South Carolina has reciprocity."

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