South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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H. 3354

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Moss, McCravy, Lawson, Magnuson, Pope and Hyde
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3024
Document Path: LC-0019CM23.docx

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the House

Summary: Concealed weapons

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
12/8/2022 House Prefiled
12/8/2022 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary
1/10/2023 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 144)
1/10/2023 House Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 144)
2/15/2023 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/08/2022



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 23-31-240, relating to Persons allowed to carry concealable weapons within the 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 S.C. Code is 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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