South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 423

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Hutto
Document Path: l:\s-res\cbh\003weap.sp.cbh.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3134, 4023

Introduced in the Senate on January 24, 2019
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Weapons on school property

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/24/2019  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 13)
   1/24/2019  Senate  Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/24/2019

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-420(A) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF A FIREARM ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO POSSESS A FIREARM OF ANY KIND ON OR WITHIN ONE THOUSAND FEET OF ANY PREMISES OR PROPERTY OWNED, OPERATED, OR CONTROLLED BY A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, TECHNICAL COLLEGE, OR OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION OR CONTROLLED BY A PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SCHOOL, COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY, TECHNICAL COLLEGE, OR OTHER POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTION OR IN ANY PUBLICLY OWNED BUILDING, WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE AUTHORITIES IN CHARGE OF THE PREMISES OR PROPERTY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 16-23-420(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 16-23-420.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to possess a firearm of any kind on or discharge a firearm within one thousand feet of any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, other post-secondary institution, or in any publicly owned building, without the express permission of the authorities in charge of the premises or property. The provisions of this subsection related to any premises or property owned, operated, or controlled by a private or public school, college, university, technical college, or other post-secondary institution, do not apply to a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23 when the weapon remains inside an attended or locked motor vehicle and is secured in a closed glove compartment, closed console, closed trunk, or in a closed container secured by an integral fastener and transported in the luggage compartment of the vehicle."

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

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