South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
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H. 4477
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Sponsors: Reps. Gatch, Brewer, Mitchell, Jordan, Guest, B. Newton, Hewitt, West, Sessions, Chapman, Caskey, T. Moore, B.J. Cox and Garvin
Document Path: LC-0331CM23.docx
Introduced in the House on May 10, 2023
Judiciary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
| Date | Body | Action Description with journal page number |
|---|---|---|
| 5/10/2023 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 137) |
| 5/10/2023 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 137) |
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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-31-250, RELATING TO the STATE not being COMPELLED BY the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ANY ACTION THAT LIMITS CARRYING CONCEALABLE WEAPONS, and the EVALUATION OF certain FEDERAL LAWS BY the ATTORNEY GENERAL, so as to provide this section applies to all weapons and weapon accessories.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 23-31-250(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:
(B) Any federal law, treaty, executive order, rule, or regulation related to limiting or proscribing the carry of concealable weapons and weapon accessories must be evaluated by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall issue a written opinion of whether the law, treaty, executive order, rule, or regulation purports to compel legislative or executive action prohibited pursuant to subsection (A).
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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