South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 4681

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: 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
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Introduced in the House on February 21, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on April 26, 2006
Last Amended on April 25, 2006
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Concealed weapons permits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/21/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-90
   2/21/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-90
    3/1/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Mahaffey
    3/8/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Haley
   3/14/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Huggins, 
                        Ballentine, E.H.Pitts, G.R.Smith
   3/28/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
    4/5/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cotty
   4/19/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary 
                        HJ-45
   4/20/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Delleney
   4/25/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick
   4/25/2006  House   Amended HJ-65
   4/25/2006  House   Read second time HJ-68
   4/25/2006  House   Roll call Yeas-104  Nays-0 HJ-68
   4/26/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-14
   4/26/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-10
   4/26/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-10
   4/26/2006  Senate  Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, 
                        Bryant

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/21/2006
4/19/2006
4/25/2006

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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.

            

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.

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.

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