South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4968

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. D.C. Moss, Calhoon, McCabe, Brittain, J.E. Johnson, Hyde, T. Moore and G.M. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gt\6148cm22.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3287

Introduced in the House on February 15, 2022
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Concealed weapons

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/15/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 16)
   2/15/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 16)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/15/2022

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-240, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN PERSONS ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALABLE WEAPON ANYWHERE IN THIS STATE, SO AS TO ADD ACTIVE CLERKS OF COURT TO THE LIST OF PERSONS.

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

SECTION    1.        Section 23-31-240 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 66 of 2021, is further amended to read:

    "Section 23-31-240.    Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this article, the following persons who possess a valid permit pursuant to this article may carry a concealable weapon anywhere within this State:

    (1)    active Supreme Court justices;

    (2)    active judges of the court of appeals;

    (3)    active circuit court judges;

    (4)    active family court judges;

    (5)    active masters-in-equity;

    (6)    active probate court judges;

    (7)    active magistrates;

    (8)    active municipal court judges;

    (9)    active federal judges;

    (10)    active administrative law judges;

    (11)    active solicitors and assistant solicitors;

    (12)    active workers' compensation commissioners; and

    (13)    the Attorney General and assistant attorneys general; and

    (14)    active clerks of court."

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

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