H 4681 General Bill, By M.A. Pitts, Duncan, Umphlett, Hosey, Bailey, Ceips, 
Leach, Phillips, Mahaffey, Haley, Huggins, Ballentine, E.H. Pitts, G.R. Smith, 
Toole, Cotty, Delleney and Vick
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE
 THE PROVISION THAT PREVENTS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM REGULATING THE USE, SALE,
 TRANSPORTATION, OR PUBLIC BRANDISHMENT OF FIREARMS DURING THE TIMES OF A
 DEMONSTRATED POTENTIAL FOR INSURRECTION, INVASIONS, RIOTS, OR NATURAL
 DISASTERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
 ISSUANCE OF A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT, SO AS TO RESTRICT THE RELEASE OF A LIST
 OF ALL PERMIT HOLDERS OR VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERMIT STATUS BY SLED TO
 INSTANCES WHEN A REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION IS TO AID IN AN OFFICIAL LAW
 ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION.

   02/21/06  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-90
   02/21/06  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-90
   03/01/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
   03/08/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haley
   03/14/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins,
                     Ballentine, E.H.Pitts, G.R.Smith
   03/28/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
   04/05/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
   04/19/06  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-45
   04/20/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Delleney
   04/25/06  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick
   04/25/06  House  Amended HJ-65
   04/25/06  House  Read second time HJ-68
   04/25/06  House  Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 HJ-68
   04/26/06  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   04/26/06  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   04/26/06  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
   04/26/06  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson,
                     Knotts, Bryant

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

April 25, 2006

H. 4681

Introduced by Reps. M.A. Pitts, Duncan, Umphlett, Hosey, Bailey, Ceips, Leach, Phillips, Mahaffey, Haley, Huggins, Ballentine, E.H. Pitts, G.R. Smith, Toole, Cotty, Delleney and Vick

S. Printed 4/25/06--H.

Read the first time February 21, 2006.

TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-520, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT PREVENTS A LOCAL GOVERNMENT FROM REGULATING THE USE, SALE, TRANSPORTATION, OR PUBLIC BRANDISHMENT OF FIREARMS DURING THE TIMES OF A DEMONSTRATED POTENTIAL FOR INSURRECTION, INVASIONS, RIOTS, OR NATURAL DISASTERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT, SO AS TO RESTRICT THE RELEASE OF A LIST OF ALL PERMIT HOLDERS OR VERIFY AN INDIVIDUAL'S PERMIT STATUS BY SLED TO INSTANCES WHEN A REQUEST FOR THIS INFORMATION IS TO AID IN AN OFFICIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT INVESTIGATION.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.        Section 23-31-520 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 23-31-520.    This article does not affect the authority of any county, municipality, or political subdivision to regulate the careless or negligent discharge or public brandishment of firearms, nor does it prevent the regulation of the use, sale, transportation, or public brandishment of firearms during the times of or a demonstrated potential for insurrection, invasions, riots, or natural disasters. This article denies any county, municipality, or political subdivision the power to confiscate a firearm or ammunition unless incident to an arrest or a courtesy summons to appear."

SECTION    2.    Section 23-31-215(I) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 464 of 1996, is amended to read:

"(I)    SLED must maintain a list of all permit holders and the current status of each permit. Upon request, SLED must may release the list of permit holders or verify an individual's permit status only if the request is to aid in an official law enforcement investigation. SLED may charge a fee not to exceed its costs in releasing the information under this subsection."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.