52 total bills, 25 anti-gun bills,
17 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed South Carolina Firearm Legislation
52 total bills, 25 anti-gun bills,
17 pro-gun bills for this session
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Title: Firearms criminal background checks
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Require A National Instant Criminal Background Check Before Any Sale, Exchange, Or Transfer Of A Firearm In This State And To Provide Procedures For The Background Checks; To Require National Instant Criminal Background Checks At Gun Shows And To Provide Procedures For The Background Checks; And To Exempt Records Kept From Disclosure As A Public Record Under The Freedom Of Information Act And To Provide A Penalty For A Violation Of The Article.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Firearms criminal background checks
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 31, Title 23 Entitled "firearms Criminal Background Checks" So As To Require That A National Instant Criminal Background Check Must Be Completed And Delivery Of A Firearm To A Purchaser Or Transferee May Not Take Place Until The Results Of All Required Background Checks Are Known And The Purchaser Or Transferee Is Not Prohibited From Delivery Of The Firearm.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Firearm and ammunition, unlawful possession by certain persons
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of Violent Crime, So As To Expand The Parameters Of The Offense To Include Persons Convicted Of A Crime Punishable By Imprisonment Of Five Years Or More And To Provide Increased, Graduated Penalties For Violations.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
Last Action Date: January 18, 2023
Title: Prohibition on Assault Weapons
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Certain Offenses Involving Weapons, So As To Include Assault Weapons In The Purview Of The Statute, Increase The Penalties For A Violation, And Create A Two-tiered Penalty Scheme; By Amending Section 16-23-210, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Article, So As To Define The Term "assault Weapon", By Amending Sections 16-23-220, 16-23-230, And 16-23-240, All Relating To The Unlawful Transportation, Storing, Keeping, Or Possessing, And Sale, Rental, Or Giving Away Of Machine Guns, Military Firearms, Sawed-off Shotguns Or Rifles, Respectively, So As To Include Assault Weapons In The List Of Weapons Banned By The Provisions Of The Statutes; And By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Sell Or Give A Firearm To A Person Whose Name Appears On The Terrorist Watch List And To Provide A Penalty For A Person Who Violates This Provision.
Last Action: Scrivener's error corrected
Last Action Date: January 31, 2023
Title: Concealed weapons by certain persons on duty
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Within The State While On Duty, So As To Include Clerks Of Court In The Purview Of The Statute.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde
Last Action Date: February 15, 2023
Title: Violent Crimes, discharging firearms into dwellings
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-1-60, Relating To Offenses Defined As Violent Crimes, So As To Include The Offense Of Discharging, Or Causing To Be Discharged, Firearms At Or Into A Dwelling House, Other Building, Structure, Or Enclosure Regularly Occupied By Persons.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
Last Action Date: January 18, 2023
Title: Unlawful Carrying of Handguns
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns And Exceptions, So As To Prohibit Custodial Arrest Of A Person In Possession Of A Lawful Handgun And Prohibit Confiscation Of A Lawful Handgun Under Certain Circumstances.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Reporting of Information to SLED, Firearms Background Checks
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 14-17-325, Relating To The Requirement That Clerks Of Court Report Dispositions Of Cases In General Sessions Court, So As To Require That Every Clerk Of Court Shall Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Case In General Sessions, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment, And Orders For Bond With Any Limitations Listed In This Section; By Adding Section 22-1-200 So As To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment, And Orders For Bond With Any Limitations Listed In This Section; By Adding Section 14-25-250 So As To Require Magistrates To Report To The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Within Ten Days, Weekends And Holidays Excluded, The Disposition Of Each Criminal Case, And To Report Within Forty-eight Hours The Issuance Of A Restraining Order, Order Of Protection, Order For The Prevention Of Possession Of A Firearm, Convictions Or Orders Related To Domestic Violence, And Convictions Or Orders Related To Stalking, Intimidation, Or Harassment, And Orders For Bond With Any Limitations Listed In This Section; By Adding Section 23-1-250 So As To Require Each Law Enforcement Agency To Report To Sled Within Twenty-four Hours, The Filing Of Each Incident Report, Order Of Protection, Restraining Order, Any Order Or Report Relating To An Incident Of Domestic Violence, Or Any Incident In Which A Person May Be Prohibited From Obtaining Or Possessing A Firearm By State Or Federal Law; By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 23, Title 16 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Require That No Gun Transfer Preceded By A Criminal Background Check May Proceed, Unless The Criminal Background Check Has Concluded That The Sale May Proceed, Or Until At Least Five Days Have Passed From The Initiation Of The Background Check And The National Instant Criminal Background Check System Has Not Reported That The Sale Would Violate State Or Federal Law, And To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Article; And To Provide For The Sun Setting Of The Five-day Background Check Provisions Upon The Full Implementation Of The Reporting Requirements Of This Act But Not Later Than Two Years From The Effective Date Of The Act.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Shooting ranges
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 31-18-65 So As To Provide That Every Shooting Range Established Or Expanded On Or After July 1, 2023, Must Develop And Continuously Maintain A Written Safety Plan For The Protection Of Shooting Range Participants And The General Public Which Enumerates Safety Requirements For The Shooting Range And Shooting Range Participants, Including Its Hours Of Operation, The Types Of Weapons And Ammunition Which May Be Used, And The Manner Of Cleanup And Disposal Of Discharged Shell Casings To Protect The Environment And Groundwater, And To Provide That The Safety Plan Must Be Available For Public Inspection During Reasonable Business Hours When The Range Is Open And To Provide For A Civil Penalty For Violations By Any Shooting Range Which Does Not Comply With The Requirements Of This Section.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Firearms
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-210, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Article, So As To Define The Terms "assault Weapon" And "high-capacity Magazines"; And To Amend Sections 16-23-220, 16-23-230, And 16-23-240, All Relating To The Unlawful Transportation, Storing, Keeping, Or Possessing, And Sale, Rental, Or Giving Away Of Machine Guns, Military Firearms, Sawed-off Shotguns Or Rifles, Respectively, All So As To Include Assault Weapons And High-capacity Magazines In The List Of Items Banned By The Provisions Of The Statutes.
Last Action: Scrivener's error corrected
Last Action Date: January 31, 2023
Title: Firearms
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful For Financial Institutions Or Governmental Entities To Discriminate Against Certain Manufacturers And Retailers Of Firearms, Firearm Accessories, Or Ammunition, And To Provide Penalties.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Thayer
Last Action Date: February 2, 2023
Title: Firearms
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Additional Penalties For The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun; By Adding Section 16-23-540 So As To Create The Offense Of "theft Of A Firearm" And Provide A Penalty; By Adding Section 16-23-545 So As To Create The Offense Of "felony Possession Of A Firearm" And Provide A Penalty; By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Offense, Confiscation, And Return Of Firearm To An Innocent Owner, So As To Expand The Parameters Of The Offense, And To Provide Increased, Graduated Penalties For A Violation; And By Adding Section 16-23-550 So As To Create The Offense Of "possessing A Stolen Firearm During The Commission Of A Violent Crime" And Provide A Penalty.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Carter
Last Action Date: January 18, 2023
Title: Stand Your Ground and Churches
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-11-440, Relating To The Presumption Of Reasonable Fear Of Imminent Peril When Using Deadly Force Against Another Unlawfully Entering A Residence, Occupied Vehicle, Or Place Of Business, So As To Add A Church Or Place Of Worship To The Locations Where A Person, In Certain Circumstances, Has No Duty To Retreat; And By Adding Section 16-11-445 So As To Establish A Presumption That A Person Is Justified In Using Deadly Force In Self-defense If The Person Is In A Church Or Place Or Worship In Certain Circumstances.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Firearms
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-23-540 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Create The Offenses Of Criminally Negligent Storage Of A Firearm In The First And Second Degree, And To Provide Penalties; And By Adding Section 16-23-550 So As To Require The Owner Or Other Person Lawfully In Possession Of A Firearm To Report The Loss Or Theft Of Each Such Weapon Within Twenty-four Hours, And To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Concealed weapons permits
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property And Concealed Weapons, So As To Delete The Restrictions Placed On Holders Of Concealed Weapon Permits On Carrying Firearms On Post-secondary School Properties, And To Make Technical Changes; And By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Restriction Placed On The Carrying Of Weapons Into College Athletic Events, To Delete An Obsolete Code Reference, And To Make Technical Changes.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Yow
Last Action Date: January 12, 2023
Title: Red Flags
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "red Flags Act" By Adding Article 12 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide For The Authority Of Law Enforcement Officers To Seize A Person's Firearms And Ammunition If The Person Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Himself Or Other Individuals; To Establish Criteria Addressing Application For And Issuance Of A Warrant; To Require The Probate Court To Hold A Hearing Within Seven Days Of Execution Of The Warrant To Determine Whether The Firearms And Ammunition May Be Returned To The Person; And For Other Purposes.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Eliminate Economic Boycotts Act
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "eliminate Economic Boycotts Act"; And By Adding Section 11-1-130 So As To Require Companies That Contract With The State To Certify That They Do Not Boycott Or Discriminate Against Certain Companies.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Leber
Last Action Date: March 28, 2023
Title: Constitutional Carry
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024" By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms And Exceptions For Concealable Weapons Permit Holders, So As To Delete A Provision That Makes This Section Inapplicable To Persons Who Possess Concealable Weapons Permits And To Provide This Section Does Not Apply To Persons Who Possess Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns, So As To Revise The Places Where And Circumstances Upon Which Handguns And Firearms May Be Carried, And Persons Who May Carry Handguns And Firearms; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Certain Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Graduated Penalties For Violations Of This Section; By Amending Section 16-23-55, Relating To Procedures For Returning Found Handguns, So As To Delete The Provision Relating To Filing Applications To Obtain Found Handguns, And Provide Circumstances That Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Maintain Possession Or Dispose Of Found Handguns; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Firearms On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision, And To Delete The Term "weapon" And Replace It With The Term "firearm"; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From This Provision; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To The Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide This Provision Does Not Apply To Certain Offenses That Prohibit Persons From Carrying Certain Deadly Weapons, To Provide This Provision Applies To Persons Who Knowingly Carry Certain Firearms, To Delete The Provision That Exempts Persons Who Possess Concealed Weapon Permits From The Provisions Of This Section, And To Provide Persons Lawfully Carrying Firearms Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Beverages Are Exempt From The Provisions Of This Section; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of Concealed Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provisions Requiring Permit Holders To Carry Permits While Carrying Weapons And Identifying Themselves As Permit Holders To Law Enforcement Officers, To Provide Persons Must Report The Loss Or Theft Of A Firearm To A Law Enforcement Agency, To Revise The Requirements To Report The Losses Of Permits To Sled, To Revise The Premises Upon Which Permit Holders Must Not Carry Weapons, To Provide Additional Penalties For Certain Violations, To Revise The Provision That Provides Exemptions To Carrying Permits, To Delete The Provision Relating To Penalties For Carrying Expired Permits, To Provide Sled Shall Offer A Concealed Weapon Permit Training Course, And To Provide Persons At Least Eighteen Years Old May Obtain Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises And The Posting Of Signs Prohibiting The Carrying Of Weapons, So As To Make Technical Changes, That Persons Must Knowingly Violate The Provisions Of This Section To Be Charged With A Violation, And To Provide This Section Does Not Limit Persons From Carrying Certain Weapons In State Parks; By Amending Section 23-31-232, Relating To Carrying Concealable Weapons On Premises Of Certain Schools Leased By Churches, So As To Provide Appropriate Church Officials Or Governing Bodies May Allow Any Person To Carry A Concealable Weapon On The Leased Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Concealable Weapon Sign Requirements, So As To Provide The Signs Must Be Posted At Locations Where The Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Is Prohibited; By Amending Section 23-31-600, Relating To Retired Personnel, Identification Cards, And Qualifications For Carrying Concealed Weapons, So As To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 51-3-145, Relating To Unlawful Acts Committed At State Parks, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Or Carry Concealable Weapons In State Parks; By Repealing Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Carrying Of Weapons By Individuals On Their Person, Into Residences Or Dwellings, Or Between A Motor Vehicle And A Rented Accommodation; By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To Unlawful Possession Of Firearms By Persons Convicted Of Violent Offenses, The Confiscation Of Certain Weapons, And The Return Of Firearms To Innocent Owners, So As To Revise The List Of Crimes Subject To This Provision And The Penalties Associated With Violations, And To Define The Term "crime Punishable By A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of More Than One Year"; By Amending Section 22-5-910, Relating To The Expungement Of Criminal Records, So As To Provide For The Expungement Of Criminal Records For Certain Unlawful Possessions Of Firearms Or Weapons Offenses, And To Make A Technical Change; By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Anywhere In This State, So As To Add Additional Persons To This List With Certain Exceptions; By Adding Section 23-31-245 So As To Provide Circumstances When Law Enforcement Officers May Search, Detain, Or Arrest Persons Openly Carrying Weapons; By Adding Section 17-1-65 So As To Provide Persons May Apply For Expungements Of Convictions For Unlawful Possession Of Handguns Under Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 16-23-495 So As To Provide Penalties For Persons Convicted Of Committing Or Attempting To Commit Certain Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Shall Develop And Distribute A Document That Informs Gun Purchasers That They May Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits, Carry Their Weapons Without A Permit, And Certain Penalties Imposed For Crimes Involving Concealable Weapons, To Provide Sled Must Inform The Public The State Provides A Process For Gun Owners To Obtain Concealed Weapon Permits And Allows Gun Owners To Carry Their Weapons Without Permits; And To Provide No Provision Of This Act Should Be Construed To Discourage Gun Ownership Or Gun Safety Training, But To Encourage Gun Owners To Receive Gun Safety Training. - Ratified Title
Last Action: Act No. 111
Last Action Date: March 14, 2024
Title: S.C. Constitutional Carry Act of 2023
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2023" By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms, And Exceptions For Concealable Weapons' Permit Holders, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Firearms Upon The Capitol Grounds Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns And Exceptions, So As To Provide It Is Legal To Carry Handguns In This State And To Provide Location Exceptions Where Firearms Are Prohibited; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Persons Who Enter Premises With Signs Prohibiting Firearms While Possessing A Firearm Must Be Charged With Trespassing; By Amending Sections 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Both Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Properties, So As To Revise The Circumstances Upon Which Persons May Possess Firearms On School Properties; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide An Exception For Persons Lawfully Carrying Weapons Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine While Carrying Weapons On The Businesses' Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Concealable Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Possess Permit Identification When Carrying Concealable Weapons, And The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Inform Law Enforcement Officers That They Are Permit Holders And Present The Permits To Officers Under Certain Circumstances, And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So As To Make Technical Changes And To Provide This Provision Regulates Both Persons Who Possess And Do Not Possess Concealed Weapons Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Sign Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons, The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Into Residences, And The Carrying Of Weapons Between Automobiles And Certain Rooms And Accommodations.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gibson
Last Action Date: January 31, 2023
Title: John McMahan shooting awards
Description: Recognize And Honor Captain John Mcmahan, Supervisor Of The Firearms And Driving Range At The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, For His Outstanding Performance Representing The Palmetto State At Numerous Shotgun Shooting Events.
Last Action: Introduced and adopted
Last Action Date: January 12, 2023
Title: Reporting theft of certain weapons, Lizzy's Law
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting "lizzy"s Law" By Adding Section 16-23-540 So As To Require An Owner Or Other Person Lawfully In Possession Of A Firearm, Rifle, Or Shotgun To Report The Loss Or Theft Of Each Such Weapon, To Require The Appropriate Law Enforcement Agency To Collect Certain Information Regarding A Lost Or Stolen Weapon, And To Provide Graduated Penalties For The Failure To Report A Lost Or Stolen Weapon.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: February 16, 2023
Title: Civil immunity, gun manufacturers
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 15-73-50 So As To Prohibit Legal Action By The State Or Its Political Subdivisions Against A Manufacturer, Trade Association, Distributor, Or Dealer Of Firearms Or Ammunition Arising Out Of The Lawful Design, Marketing, Distribution, Or Sale Of Firearms Or Ammunition To The Public.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam
Last Action Date: March 2, 2023
Title: Omnibus More Justice Act
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 32 To Title 14 So As To Establish The "judicial Criminal Information Technology Committee"; By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 23, Title 16 Entitled "background Checks For Firearm Sales And Transfers" So As To Establish Requirements For Background Checks For Firearm Sales And Transfers; By Adding Chapter 32 To Title 17 Entitled "asset Forfeiture And Private Property Protection Act" So As To Provide For Procedures And Requirements Regarding Asset Forfeiture And Protection Of Private Property In Certain Circumstances; By Adding Section 17-15-270 So As To Require That A Person Who Is Arrested At A Mental Health Institution Or Facility From Which The Person Receives Treatment Must Undergo A Mental Health Evaluation Before A Bond Hearing; By Amending Section 17-15-55, Relating To The Reconsideration By The Circuit Court Of Bond Set By The Summary Court, So As To Provide That If A Person Receives A Subsequent Bond After Being Released On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense Or Felony Offense Involving A Firearm, The Bondsman Must Certify That All Fees Associated With The Bond Were Paid In Full At The Time Of The Bonding, And To Provide That If A Person Receives A Bond After Two Prior Bonds Set For Separate Violent Or Felony Offenses Involving A Firearm, That Bond May Not Be Posted By A Bond Surety; By Amending Section 17-15-30, Relating To Matters To Be Considered In Determining Conditions Of Release, So As To Provide That The Court Must Consider Whether A Person Is Currently Out On Bond For A Prior Offense When Setting Bond; By Amending Section 22-5-510, Relating To Bail And Bond Hearings And Information To Be Provided To The Magistrate, So As To Provide That A Magistrate Must Consider Whether A Person Is Out On Bond For Another Prior Offense When Setting A Bond; By Adding Section 23-1-255 So As To Provide It Is Unlawful For Law Enforcement Officers To Use Excessive Force When Detaining Or Arresting Persons, To Provide A Penalty, To Provide The Procedure For Investigating The Death Of Persons By The Use Of Excessive Force, And To Define Certain Terms; By Adding Section 23-1-260 So As To Provide Law Enforcement Agencies May Not Acquire Or Purchase Certain Military Items; By Adding Section 23-1-270 So As To Require State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Adopt And Maintain A Written Policy Regarding The Use Of Taser Devices Or Stun Guns That Meets Or Exceeds The Model Policy To Be Developed By The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council, To Require Law Enforcement Officers To Document Each Use Of A Taser Device Or Stun Gun, To Require Each State And Local Law Enforcement Agency To Submit An Annual Report To The Director Of The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy To Post The Annual Reports Regarding Taser Device Or Stun Gun Usage On Its Internet Website, And To Require The South Carolina Law Enforcement Training Council To Develop And Promulgate A Model Policy Providing Guidelines On The Use Of Taser Devices Or Stun Guns By Law Enforcement Officers; And By Amending Section 23-23-20, Relating To The South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, So As To Authorize Its Director To Determine The Location Of A Training Facility.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: May 10, 2023
Title: Assault weapons
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-210, Relating To Definitions, So As To Define The Term "assault Weapon"; And By Adding Section 16-23-290 So As To Provide The Circumstances Upon Which An Assault Weapon May Be Manufactured, Imported, Distributed, Sold Or Offered For Sale In This State, And To Provide A Penalty.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: May 10, 2023
Title: Sales tax exemption
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Exempt Small Arms And Small Arms Ammunition.
Last Action: Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Cromer, Forrest
Last Action Date: February 6, 2024
Title: Reckless endangerment
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-65 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, Define Necessary Terms, And Provide A Penalty For The Offense.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 9, 2024
Title: Reckless endangerment
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-65 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide A Penalty For The Offense.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 9, 2024
Title: Criminally negligent storage of firearms
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-23-540 So As To Create The Offense Of Criminally Negligent Storage Of A Firearm, Define Necessary Terms, And Establish Penalties For Violations, Among Other Things.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 24, 2024
Title: Graduated Penalties for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Offense, So As To Provide That The Violations Subsequent To The First Violation Must Occur Within Twenty Years Of The First Offense To Qualify For Graduated Penalties; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To The Possession Of A Firearm On School Property, So As To Provide That Express Authorization To Carry The Firearm On School Property May Not Be Provided To A Student Enrolled In A Public School; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying A Weapon On School Property, So As To Provide That Students Enrolled In A Public School May Not Possess Weapons Even If They Are Secured Within A Vehicle; By Amending Section 23-31-245, Relating To Reasonable Suspicion Or Probable Cause To Search, Detain, Or Arrest, So As To Clarify That The Provisions In The Section Apply To A Person Carrying A Weapon In Accordance With The Article Whether Or Not The Weapon Is Concealed; And By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, So As To Clarify When Carrying A Handgun Is Impermissible In A Publicly Owned Building Other Than A Courthouse Where Court Is Held.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 26, 2024
Title: Firearms in unlocked cars
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-23-540 So As To Create The Offense Of Negligent Carrying Of A Firearm In A Motor Vehicle When A Motor Vehicle Is Unattended And Unlocked And Contains A Firearm Subsequently Stolen And Used In The Commission Of A Crime, And To Provide Graduated Penalties.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: March 26, 2024
Title: Red Flags
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "red Flags Act" By Adding Article 12 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide For The Authority Of Law Enforcement Officers To Seize A Person's Firearms And Ammunition If The Person Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Himself Or Other Individuals; To Establish Criteria Addressing Application For And Issuance Of A Warrant; To Require The Probate Court To Hold A Hearing Within Seven Days Of Execution Of The Warrant To Determine Whether The Firearms And Ammunition May Be Returned To The Person; And For Other Purposes.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Children's Firearm Accident Prevention Act
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Chapter 24 To Title 16 By Enacting The "children's Firearm Accident Prevention Act"; To Define Necessary Terms; To Create The Tiered Offenses Of Criminal Storage Of A Firearm; To Provide Exceptions; To Make Certain Provisions For When An Injured Child Is Related To The Person Who Violates The Chapter; And To Require Upon The Retail Sale Or Transfer Of A Firearm That The Seller Give Notice That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Store Or Leave A Firearm Within Easy Reach Of A Child.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Firearms and Weapons on School Property
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Relating To Possession Of A Firearm On School Property And Carrying Of A Weapon On School Property, Respectively, Both So As To Increase The Penalties For An Offense.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Public defenders allowed to carry concealable weapons within the State
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-31-240, Relating To Persons Allowed To Carry Concealable Weapons Within The State, To Include Active Circuit Public Defenders And Public Defenders.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: S.C. Constitutional Carry Act of 2023
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Constitutional Carry Act Of 2023"; By Amending Section 10-11-320, Relating To Carrying Or Discharging Firearms; Exception For Concealable Weapons' Permit Holders, So As To Provide Persons May Possess Firearms Upon The Capitol Grounds Under Certain Circumstances; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Unlawful Carrying Of Handguns; Exceptions, So As To Provide It Is Legal To Carry Handguns In This State And To Provide Location Exceptions Where Firearms Are Prohibited; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties; Disposition Of Fines; Forfeiture And Disposition Of Handguns, So As To Provide Persons Who Enter Premises With Signs Prohibiting Firearms While Possessing A Firearm Must Be Charged With Trespassing; By Amending Sections 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Both Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Properties, So As To Revise The Circumstances Upon Which Persons May Possess Firearms On School Properties; By Amending Section 16-23-465, Relating To Additional Penalties For Unlawfully Carrying Pistols Or Firearms Onto Premises Of Businesses Selling Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine For On-premises Consumption, So As To Provide An Exception For Persons Lawfully Carrying Weapons Who Do Not Consume Alcoholic Liquor, Beer, Or Wine While Carrying Weapons On The Businesses' Premises; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Concealable Weapon Permits, So As To Delete The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Possess Permit Identification When Carrying Concealable Weapons, And The Provision That Requires Permit Holders To Inform Law Enforcement Officers That They Are Permit Holders And Present The Permits To Officers Under Certain Circumstances, And To Make Conforming Changes; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealed Weapons Upon Premises, So As To Make Technical Changes And To Provide This Provision Regulates Both Persons Who Possess And Do Not Possess Concealed Weapons Permits; By Amending Section 23-31-235, Relating To Sign Requirements, So As To Make Conforming Changes; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-460, 23-31-225, And 23-31-230 Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons, The Unlawful Carrying Of Concealable Weapons Into Residences, And The Carrying Of Weapons Between Automobiles And Certain Rooms And Accommodations.
Last Action: Scrivener's error corrected
Last Action Date: May 10, 2023
Title: Handguns
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-10, Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Chapter Regarding Offenses Involving Weapons, So As To Add Necessary Terms; By Adding Section 16-23-25 So As To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Sell, Offer To Sell, Deliver, Lease, Rent, Barter, Exchange, Or Transport For Sale In This State Any Handgun To A Person Who Is Under The Age Of Eighteen, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person Under The Age Of Eighteen To Possess Or Attempt To Possess A Handgun Within This State, And To Provide For Exceptions; By Amending Section 16-23-30, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, So As To Delete The Use Of The Term "handgun" And Replace It With "firearm" And To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Sell, Offer To Sell, Deliver, Lease, Rent, Barter, Exchange, Transport For Sale Into This State, Or Otherwise Dispose Of Any Firearm To A Person Knowing Or Having Reasonable Cause To Believe That The Person Meets A Certain Category; By Amending Section 16-23-50, Relating To Penalties, Disposition Of Fines, And The Forfeiture And Dispositions Of Handguns, So As To Reduce The Penalty For A First Offense Firearm Violation, To Provide For Enhanced Penalties For Subsequent Violations, To Delete The Use Of The Term "handgun" And Replace It With "firearm", And To Provide That A Law Enforcement Agency That Receives A Firearm Pursuant To This Section Shall Administratively Release The Firearm To An Innocent Owner Under Certain Circumstances; And To Repeal Sections 16-23-500 And 23-31-1040 Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Offense Or Adjudicated As A Mental Defective, Respectively.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Climer (ch), Sabb, Rice, Harpootlian, Adams
Last Action Date: March 30, 2023
Title: Firearm liability insurance
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-31-9010 So As To Provide That Residents Of This State Who Own Or Possess Firearms Shall Obtain And Carry Liability Insurance That Covers Losses Or Damages Resulting From Any Negligent Or Accidental Use Of The Firearm, To Provide That Proof Of Insurance Must Be Displayed Upon Demand By Law Enforcement Officers, And To Provide Penalties For Violations.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Teachers and Administrators Defense
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To Possession Of Concealed Weapons On School Property, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying Weapons On School Property, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property; And By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Permits, So As To Provide That Teachers And Administrators With Concealed Carry Permits May Carry A Concealed Weapon On School Property.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: SC Citizens' Defense Act of 2023
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Citizens' Defense Act Of 2023"; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Exemptions From Sales Tax, So As To Add Home Protection Weekend To The Second Amendment Weekend, And To Add Sales Items; By Adding Section 16-1-135 So As To Provide A General Penalty For Crimes Against Law Enforcement; By Amending Section 23-31-510, Relating To The Regulation Of Ownership, Transfer, Or Possession Of A Firearm Or Ammunition, So As To Provide That No Governing Body May Regulate The Transfer, Ownership, Possession, Carrying, Transportation, Manufacture, Assembly, Storage, Warehousing, Distribution, Or Sale Of Firearms, Ammunition, Components Of Firearms, Homemade Firearms Created Or Assembled Without A Serial Number, Or Any Combination Of These Things; By Amending Section 23-31-220, Relating To The Right To Allow Or Permit Concealable Weapons Upon A Premises, So As To Provide That Any Owner Prohibiting A Concealable Weapon Upon A Premises Is Strictly Liable For Any Injury Sustained By A Concealed Weapon Permit Holder From The Perpetrator Of A Crime While On The Posted Premises, And To Provide That A Premises Owner Is Civilly Liable To Compensate The Permit Holder For Damages From Injuries That Are Sustained And All Attorneys' Fees And Costs Incurred In Any Action The Permit Holder Files Against The Owner Or Person In Possession Of The Posted Premises; By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To Exceptions To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun So As To Provide That It Is Not Unlawful For A Person Evacuating Pursuant To A Mandatory Evacuation Order In A State Of Emergency To Carry About His Person Any Handgun Unless Otherwise Specifically Prohibited By Law; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To The Issuance Of Concealed Weapon Permits, So As To Delete Provisions Related To Permit Renewals; By Amending Section 23-31-216, Relating To The Collection And Retention Of Fees, So As To Create And Make Provisions For A Confirmed Carry Status; By Amending Section 23-31-217, Relating To The Effect Of Provisions Relating To Concealed Weapon Permits On Exceptions To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, So As To Provide For The Collection Of Fees; By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Out-of-state Permit Holders Carrying Concealable Weapons, So As To Delete Reciprocity Provisions; By Adding Section 23-31-218 So As To Create And Provide For Institutional Concealed Weapon Permits; And By Adding Section 56-3-116 So As To Provide That The Department Of Motor Vehicles May Add A Notation To A Private Passenger-carrying Motor Vehicle Registration To Indicate The Vehicle Owner May Have An Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Or Tourette Syndrome.
Last Action: Scrivener's error corrected
Last Action Date: February 9, 2023
Title: SC Juvenile Justice Reform Act
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code, To Enact The "south Carolina Juvenile Justice Reform Act", To Amend Section 63-1-20, Relating To The Children's Policy Of South Carolina, To Include Within The Statement A Provision To Establish A Policy Regarding The Care And Guidance Of Children Within The Juvenile Justice System; To Amend Chapter 19, Title 63, Relating To The Juvenile Justice Code, By Adding Article 6 To Require Each Circuit Solicitor To Establish A Juvenile Offender Civil Citation Program To Provide A Civil Diversion Program For Children Who Have Committed Acts Of Delinquency, And To Establish Eligibility And Participation Requirements; To Amend Section 16-17-425, Relating To Unlawful Student Threats, To Establish That It Is Unlawful For A Student To Make A Threat To Commit An Act Of Mass Violence At A School, College, Or University, Or At A School-, College-, Or University-sponsored Activity, And To Provide Penalties; To Amend Section 16-23-430, Relating To Possession Of A Weapon On School Grounds, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person To Carry, While On Elementary Or Secondary School Property, A Knife, Firearm, Or Other Weapon With The Intent By The Person To Inflict Serious Bodily Injury Or Death, Or To Carry Upon His Person A Weapon, Device, Or Object With The Intent To Inflict Bodily Injury And To Provide Penalties And Exceptions; To Amend Section 63-1-40, Relating To The Definition Of "status Offense", To Remove From The Definition The Playing Or Loitering In A Billiard Room, Playing A Pinball Machine Or Gaining Admission To A Theater By False Identification; To Amend Section 63-3-520, Relating To The Concurrent Jurisdiction Of Family Court And Magistrates Court, To Increase The Age Of Concurrent Jurisdiction From Persons Under Seventeen Years Of Age To Persons Under Eighteen Years Of Age; To Amend Section 63-7-310, Relating To The Mandatory Reporting Of Child Abuse, To Remove The Requirement That A Person Employed By A Lawyer Must Report Suspected Abuse If The Suspicion Arises In The Course Of The Legal Representation; To Amend Section 63-19-20, Relating To The Definition Of "status Offense", To Remove From The Definition The Playing Or Loitering In A Billiard Room, Playing A Pinball Machine Or Gaining Admission To A Theater By False Identification; To Amend Chapter 19, Title 63, By Adding Article 2 To Establish The "children's Bill Of Rights" To Provide That A Child Has The Right To Be Treated With Basic Human Dignity, To Be Provided Necessary Care, Medical Treatment, Food, Education, Access To Family, Advocates, And Lawyers, And To Be Free From Abuse, Neglect, And Harassment, And To Provide For The Application Of These Rights; To Amend Article 1, Chapter 19, Title 63, By Adding Section 63-19-210 To Require That Law Enforcement Must Arrange For A Child Fifteen Years Of Age Or Younger To Meet With Legal Counsel Prior To A Custodial Interrogation Unless The Officer Believes That The Information Sought Is Necessary To Protect Life Or Property From An Imminent Threat; To Amend Section 63-19-340, Relating To The Annual Report By The Department Of Juvenile Justice, To Provide That The Report Must Include Specific Statistics Relating To Children Referred To The Department, Their Related Offenses And Sentences; To Amend Section 63-19-350, Relating To The Department Of Juvenile Justice, To Require The Department To Develop And Utilize Structured Decision-making Tools For All Key Points Of The Juvenile Justice Process; To Amend Section 63-19-360 To Require The Child Evaluation To Be Conducted By The Department To Include A Biopsychosocial Assessment And A Determination Of The Child's Mental Health Functioning; To Amend Article 3, Chapter 19, Title 63, Relating To Child Delinquency Petitions, By Adding Section 63-19-362 To Require That Before Submitting A Petition For A Child In Its Custody For A Misdemeanor That Would Carry A Maximum Term Of Imprisonment Of Five Years Or Less, The Department Of Juvenile Justice Must Attempt To Resolve The Situation Through Available Administrative Approaches; To Amend Article 3, Chapter 19, Title 63, Relating To The Department Of Juvenile Justice, By Adding Section 63-19-365 To Prohibit The Use Of Solitary Confinement On A Child And Provide Limits For The Use Of Corrective Room Restrictions Upon Children Within The Custody Of The Department; To Amend Section 63-19-370, Relating To Interdepartmental Agreements, To Allow The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Establish Agreements With The Department Of Mental Health And The Department Of Education To Provide Reentry Services For Children Returning To Schools And Communities From The Department's Custody; To Amend Article 3, Chapter 19, Title 63 By Adding Section 63-19-500, Relating To The Department Of Juvenile Justice, To Require That The Department Establish At Least One Pre-detention Intervention Program In Each Judicial Circuit And To Establish Program Requirements And Eligibility; To Amend Article 3, Chapter 19, Title 63 By Adding Section 63-19-520 To Establish The Juvenile Justice Improvement Fund, To Allow The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Divert Moneys Saved From Decreased Reliance On Out-of-home Placement To Fund Community Intervention Programs Including Educational, Mental Health, And Behavioral Health Services; To Amend Section 63-19-810, Relating To The Taking Of A Child Into Custody By Law Enforcement, To Remove A Duplicative Notification Provision By Law Enforcement To School Principals And To Require That Any Child Seventeen Years Of Age Or Older, Who Has Been Taken Into Custody But Who Has Not Been Released To A Parent Or Guardian, Must Have A Bond Hearing Before A Magistrate; To Amend Section 63-19-820, Relating To The Pre-trial Detention Of Children, To Limit Secure Pre-trial Detention To Circumstances Where It Is The Least Restrictive Appropriate Option And If The Child Is Charged With A Crime That Would Be A Five Year Felony Or Greater, Has Exhausted Community-based Alternatives, Or Is Charged With Unlawful Student Threats Or Failure To Stop For A Blue Light, To Remove The Eligibility Of Juveniles Charged As An Adult To Be Housed In Adult Detention Facilities, And To Prohibit The Secure Detention Of Status Offenders; To Amend Section 63-19-830, Relating To Juvenile Detention Hearings, To Allow The Court To Order A Child Detained In An Approved Home, Program, Or Facility Other Than A Secure Juvenile Detention Facility While Awaiting Trial; To Amend Section 63-19-1010, Relating To Juvenile Intake And Probation, To Require That A Child Brought Before The Family Court Shall Have A Presumption For Diversion If Certain Conditions Are Met Or If The Solicitor Has Good Cause To Believe That Diversion Would Be Insufficient; To Amend Section 63-19-1020, Relating To The Institution Of Proceedings For A Juvenile, To Require Services To Be Offered Before The Department May Accept A Referral For A Status Offense Or For School-based Offenses; To Amend Section 63-19-1030, Relating To Juvenile Prehearing Inquiries, To Establish That The Prehearing Investigation Is Optional And To Establish The Parents' Right To Receive Notice Of The Charges And Their Rights To An Attorney In Every Case Upon Service Of A Petition; To Amend Article 9, Chapter 19, Title 63, Relating To Intake And Initiation Of Proceedings, By Adding Section 63-19-1050 To Prohibit Charging A Fee To A Child As A Condition Of Diversion And To Limit The Amount Of Restitution Required Of A Child In Diversion To Five Hundred Dollars; To Amend Article 9, Chapter 19, Title 63, By Adding Section 63-19-1070 To Establish That The Family Court May Adjourn A Criminal Proceeding Against A Juvenile In Contemplation Of Dismissal Upon Completion Of Certain Conditions Established By The Court, And To Establish Eligibility And Participation Requirements; To Amend Section 63-19-1210, Relating To The Transfer Of Jurisdiction, To Eliminate The Transfer To General Sessions For A Child Fourteen Or Fifteen Years Of Age, To Allow A Child Who Is Transferred To General Sessions Who Has Been Charged With Murder To Be Eligible To Receive A Sentence Less Than The Mandatory Minimum, And To Allow The Determination By The Court To Transfer The Child's Case To General Sessions To Be Immediately Appealable To The Supreme Court; To Amend Section 63-19-1410, Relating To The Adjudication Of Delinquency, To Require The Court To Order The Least Restrictive Appropriate Placement For A Child Adjudicated Delinquent, To Limit The Length Of Probation To Two Years For A Felony Or One Year For A Misdemeanor Or Status Offense Unless The Child Is In Violation Of Probation, There Is Agreement Amongst The Parties, Or The Child Is Participating In A Evidenced-based Program That Is Longer That The Allowed Term, To Limit Probation To Not Extend After A Child's Twentieth Birthday, To Limit The Imposition Of Restitution For A Child Under The Age Of Sixteen Unless It Is Proven That The Child Has The Ability To Pay, To Prohibit The Child From Being Ordered To Pay For Drug Screens Unless The Child Has Insurance To Cover The Cost, And To Allow For The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Place The Child On Administrative Supervision For Up To One Year To Pay For Restitution Or Complete Community Service; To Amend Article 13, Chapter 19, Title 63, Relating To The Dispositional Powers Of The Family Court, By Adding Section 63-19-1415 To Allow The Circuit Solicitors To Operate One Or More Specialty Treatment Courts If Allowed By The Supreme Court; To Amend Section 63-19-1440, Relating To Commitment Of A Juvenile Found Delinquent By The Court, To Limit The Placement Of A Child Into The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice Unless The Child Commits Certain Felonies, The Offense Involves Firearms, The Child Has A Record Of Certain Offenses, The Child Is Adjudicated For A Lesser Offense That Would Have Been A Felony And The Parties Agree That Commitment Is In The Best Interests Of The Child, To Require The Court To Issue Individualized Findings As To Why The Commitment Is The Least Restrictive Sentencing Option To Protect The Public And Rehabilitate The Child, To Prohibit The Commitment Of A Child Who Has Been Adjudicated For A Status Offense Or A Probation Revocation Related To A Status Offense, To Allow The Court To Sentence A Child Who Has Committed An Offense Which Carries Fifteen Years Or More To A Determinate Sentence Of Up To One Hundred Eighty Days, And To Limit The Consecutive Sentencing To Not Exceed The Time Eligible For An Indeterminate Sentence, To Limit The Eligibility For Residential Evaluations, And To Allow For The Child To Get Time Served Credit For Commitments To Short-term Alternative Placements; To Amend Section 63-19-1450 To Clarify That A Child May Not Be Committed To The Department Of Juvenile Justice Who Is Handicapped By Mental Illness Or A Developmental Disability And To Provide That The Court May Order An Evaluation And Hold A Hearing Regarding Whether The Child Must Be Committed To The Supervision Of The Department Of Mental Health Or The Department Of Disabilities And Special Needs; To Amend Article 13, Chapter 19, Title 63, Relating To The Powers Of The Family Court, By Adding Section 63-19-1480 To Provide That The Family Court May Conduct Post-dispositional Reviews To Determine If The Purposes Of The Criminal Sentencing Have Been Met And The Child's Sentence May Be Closed, The Hearing Being Held Only After One Year Or If The Child Is In The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice, Then After Six Months; To Amend Section 63-19-1810, Relating To Parole And Aftercare, To Remove The Authority Of The Court To Commit A Child To Secure Custody For A Probation Revocation If The Child Is On Probation For A Status Offense; To Amend Section 63-19-1820, Relating To The Board Of Juvenile Parole, To Require The Releasing Entity To Determine The Length Of Stay Guidelines Are Based On Evidence-based Best Practices, The Risks Of Reoffending And The Severity Of The Offense; To Amend Section 63-19-1835, Relating To Compliance Reductions For Probationers And Parolees, To Require The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Develop And Implement Administrative Community-based Sanctions For Technical Violations Of Probation Or Parole; To Amend Section 63-19-2020, Relating To The Confidentiality Of Juvenile Records, To Remove A Reference To A Deleted Criminal Offense, To Require The Department Of Juvenile Justice To Notify The Administration Of A College Or University Of An Enrolled Student's Charges Delineated Within This Section, And To Add Assault And Battery In The First Or Second Degrees To The List Of Crimes That Must Be Disclosed To School Officials; To Amend Section 63-19-2030, Relating To The Juvenile Law Enforcement Records, To Require Law Enforcement To Provide Certain Incident Reports Of Students To Appropriate College And University Administration, To Remove The Reference To Assault And Battery Against School Personnel And Add That Reports Of Assault And Battery In The First Or Second Degrees Must Be Reported, To Require Any Such Notice To Include Language That The Child Is Innocent Until Proven Guilty, And To Require Law Enforcement To Provide Subsequent Updates Of Any Dismissal Or Reduction Of The Charges; To Amend Section 63-19-2050, Relating To The Expungement Of Juvenile Records, To Require The Expungement Of All Official Records Related To The Adjudication Or Disposition Of A Status Offense Upon The Person Reaching Eighteen Years Of Age Or As Soon Thereafter As He Completes Any Pending Family Court Disposition And To Require That A Child Shall Not Be Charged For The Expungement Of His Records Ordered Under This Section; To Amend Article 19, Chapter 18, Title 59, By Adding Section 59-18-1970, To Require That A School District For A Student Who Has Transferred Because Of Homelessness, Status As A Victim Of Abuse Or Neglect, Adjudications Of Delinquency, Or Placement In A Facility For Mental Health Or Developmental Disabilities Must Contact The Student's Prior School Within Two Days Of Enrollment And To Require The Previous School District To Send The Student's Records Within Two Days Of Request To The New School, And To Require That The Student Receive Timely Assistance, Equal Access, And Priority Placement Relating To The Transfer; To Amend Article 19, Chapter 18, Title 59, By Adding Section 59-19-1980, To Require School Districts To Provide School Liaisons To Assist Students Transferring Due To Involvement In The Juvenile Justice System; To Amend Section 59-24-60, Relating To The Requirement Of School Officials To Contact Law Enforcement, To Provide That School Officials Must Contact Law Enforcement If A Person Commits An Action At A School Or School-sponsored Event That Would Be A Felony Or A Crime Punishable By Five Years Or More, Or If The Action Results In Serious Injury; To Amend Section 59-63-210, Relating To School Discipline, To Limit The Authority Of A School District To Expel, Suspend, Or Transfer A Pupil Unless He Commits A Felony, A Crime That Would Carry A Maximum Punishment Of Five Years Or More If Committed By An Adult, There Is A Threat Of Violence, Or If There Is A Victim At The School Who Has A Reasonable Fear For His Safety, And To Limit The Authority Of The School District If The Conduct Committed By The Student Occurred Outside Of School, Then The Action By The School District Must Only Occur If The Student's Conduct Amounted To A Violent Offense Or Resulted In Moderate Or Great Bodily Injury; To Amend Section 59-63-1320, Relating To Alternative Schools, To Restrict The Automatic Placement Of A Child Returning From The Custody Of The Department Of Juvenile Justice To An Alternative School Unless The Parent Or Guardian And Child Agree That Such Placement Is Appropriate, There Is An Intervention Assessment That Determines That There Is An Imminent Threat Or The Likelihood Of Serious Misconduct, Or There Is A Hearing By The District Within Ten Days, Or If The Child Has A Disability Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act Then The District Must Hold A Team Meeting To Determine The Most Appropriate Educational Placement; And To Repeal Sections 63-19-2420 And 63-19-2430 Relating To The Offenses Of Unlawful Loitering In A Billiard Room And The Unlawful Playing Of Pinball.
Last Action: Scrivener's error corrected
Last Action Date: February 9, 2023
Title: Concealed weapons permit; remove application fee
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 23-31-215, Relating To Issuance Of Permits, So As To Remove The Application Fee; And By Adding Section 12-6-3810 So As To Provide For A Refundable Individual Income Tax Credit For The Completion Of A Basic Or Advanced Handgun Education Course.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 10, 2023
Title: Stabilizing Braces
Description: A Senate Resolution To Request That The Attorney General Initiate Or Join Existing Litigation Challenging The Constitutionality Of The Federal Bureau Of Alcohol, Tobacco, And Firearms' New Regulation Related To Stabilizing Braces In Order To Protect The Second Amendment Rights Of All South Carolinians.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 24, 2023
Title: Unorganized Militia
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws So As To Enact The "second Amendment Protection Act"; And By Adding Section 25-1-80 So As To Provide For The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Unorganized Militia.
Last Action: Amended
Last Action Date: April 30, 2024
Title: Banking Practices
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 34-3-120 So As To Provide That Banks May Not Use Social Credit Scores When Making Decisions Concerning Whether To Provide Services To A Consumer Or Business Entity; And By Adding Section 34-26-120 So As To Provide That Credit Unions May Not Use Social Credit Scores When Making Decisions Concerning Whether To Provide Services To A Consumer Or Business Entity.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Banking and Insurance
Last Action Date: February 22, 2023
Title: Voluntary Waiver of Firearm Rights
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 23-31-1100 Relating To Firearms, So As To Require The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division To Establish The South Carolina Voluntary Do-not-sell Firearms List To Provide A List Of Names To Firearms Dealers' Background Check System Of Those Individuals Who Voluntarily Waive Their Right To Purchase A Firearm; By Adding Section 23-31-1110 To Specify Requirements Of Application To The Do-not-sell Firearms List And Requests For Removal; And By Adding Section 23-31-1120 To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person Who Is Required To Perform A Background Check Prior To The Transfer Of A Firearm To Knowingly Sell Or Deliver A Firearm To Any Person On The Voluntary Do-not-sell Firearms List And To Provide Penalties.
Last Action: Referred to Subcommittee: Climer (ch), Sabb, Rice, Harpootlian, Adams
Last Action Date: March 30, 2023
Title: Taxes
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "comprehensive Tax Reform Act"; By Amending Sections 12-36-60, 12-36-70, 12-36-90, 12-36-110, And 12-36-130, All Relating To Definitions For Purposes Of The Sales Tax, So As To Include The Sales Of Services; By Adding Section 12-36-160 So As To Define "services"; By Amending Section 12-36-140, Relating To The Definition Of "storage", So As To Remove Cooperative Direct Mail Promotional Advertising Materials; By Amending Section 12-36-910, Relating To The Five Percent State Sales Tax Rate, So As To Reduce The Sales Tax Rate; By Adding Section 12-36-915 So As To Specify The Manner In Which To Calculate The Reduction In The Sales And Use Tax Rate; By Amending Section 12-36-920, Relating To The State Accommodations Tax, So As To Reduce The Rate; By Amending Section 12-36-940, Relating To Amounts That May Be Added To Sales Prices To Account For Tax, So As To Authorize The Department To Make Adjustments; By Repealing Article 11 Of Chapter 36, Title 12 Relating To The Additional One Percent Sales And Use Tax; By Amending Sections 12-36-1310 And 12-36-1320, Both Relating To The Use Tax, So As To Make A Conforming Change By Reducing The Rate; By Amending Section 12-36-1710, Relating To The Casual Excise Tax, So As To Make A Conforming Change By Reducing The Rate; By Amending Section 12-36-2110, Relating To Items Subject To A Maximum Sales Tax, So As To Remove Certain Items; By Amending Section 12-36-2120, Relating To Sales Tax Exemptions, So As To Remove The Exemption On Certain Items; By Amending Section 12-36-2530, Relating To Taxes On Items Delivered Out Of State, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Sections 12-36-2620, 12-36-2630, And 12-36-2640, All Relating To The Crediting Of Certain Taxes, So As To Credit Such Taxes In The Same Proportion As They Were Credited Before The Rate Reduction; By Repealing Section 12-36-2646 Relating To The Tax Exclusion For Individuals At Least Eighty-five Years Of Age; By Adding Section 11-11-270 So As To Create The "tax Reform Reserve Fund" And To Specify Its Purpose; By Adding Article 11 To Chapter 10, Title 4 So As To Proportionally Reduce Local Sales And Use Taxes In The Same Manner As The State Sales And Use Tax; By Adding Section 58-9-60 So As To Provide A Maximum Tax That May Be Imposed On Telecommunications Services; By Amending Section 6-1-320, Relating To The Limitation On Millage Increases, So As To Allow The Limitation To Be Exceeded Upon A Positive Majority Vote Of The Governing Body Of The Jurisdiction; By Amending Section 12-37-251, Relating To Millages, So As To Require A Reimbursement To The Trust Fund For Tax Relief For The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars Of Value On An Owner-occupied Residence; By Amending Section 11-11-150, Relating To Budgetary Reimbursements, So As To Make A Conforming Change; By Amending Section 12-37-220, Relating To Property Tax Exemptions, So As To Remove The School Operating Exemption On Owner-occupied Homes; And By Amending Section 12-6-510, Relating To The Personal Income Tax, So As To Reduce The Top Marginal Rate Based On Certain Revenue Collections.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Finance
Last Action Date: June 14, 2023
Title: South Carolina Omnibus Firearm Safety Act of 2024
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "south Carolina Omnibus Firearm Safety Act Of 2024" By Adding Article 2 To Chapter 23, Title 16 So As To Require That Any Firearm Transfer Must Be Preceded By A Criminal Background Check Performed By A Licensed Firearms Dealer With The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, And To Provide For Exceptions, Notice, And Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Provision; By Adding Article 12 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide For The Authority Of Law Enforcement Officers To Seize A Person's Firearms And Ammunition If The Person Poses A Risk Of Imminent Personal Injury To Himself Or Other Individuals, To Establish Criteria Addressing Application For And Issuance Of A Warrant, To Require The Probate Court To Hold A Hearing Within Seven Days Of Execution Of The Warrant To Determine Whether The Firearms And Ammunition May Be Returned To The Person, And For Other Purposes; By Adding Chapter 24 To Title 16 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Create The Tiered Offenses Of Criminal Storage Of A Firearm, To Provide Exceptions, To Make Certain Provisions For When An Injured Child Is Related To The Person Who Violates The Chapter, And To Require Upon The Retail Sale Or Transfer Of A Firearm That The Seller Give Notice That It Is Unlawful For A Person To Store Or Leave A Firearm Within Easy Reach Of A Child; By Amending Sections 16-23-420 And 16-23-430, Relating To Possession Of A Firearm On School Property And Carrying Of A Weapon On School Property, Respectively, Both So As To Increase The Penalties For The Offenses; And By Adding Article 9 To Chapter 31, Title 23 So As To Provide That Residents Of This State Who Own Or Possess Firearms Shall Obtain And Carry Liability Insurance That Covers Losses Or Damages Resulting From Any Negligent Or Accidental Use Of The Firearm, To Provide That Proof Of Insurance Must Be Displayed Upon Demand By Law Enforcement Officers, And To Provide Penalties For Violations.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 9, 2024
Title: Reckless Endangerment
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 16-3-605 So As To Create The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment, To Define Terms Pertaining To This Offense, And To Provide Penalties; By Amending Section 16-3-610, Relating To Certain Offenses Committed With A Carried Or Concealed Deadly Weapon, So As To Include Reckless Endangerment; And By Amending Section 17-15-55(c), Relating To Reconsideration By Circuit Court Of Bond Set By Summary Court And Subsequent Violent Offenders, So As To Require The Bond For The Offense Of Reckless Endangerment To Be Held In Circuit Court If The Offense Was Committed By A Person Already Out On Bond For A Previous Violent Offense, Reckless Endangerment Offense, Or Any Felony Offense Involving A Firearm.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 9, 2024
Title: Firearms
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Chapter 23, Title 16, Relating To Offenses Involving Weapons, By Adding Article 2, To Require That Any Firearm Transfer Must Be Preceded By A Criminal Background Check Performed By A Licensed Firearms Dealer With The National Instant Criminal Background Check System, And To Provide For Exceptions, Notice, And Criminal Penalties For Violations Of This Provision.
Last Action: Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: January 9, 2024
Title: Unlawful discharge of a firearm
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-440, Relating To Discharging Firearms At Or Into Dwellings, Structures, Enclosures, Vehicles, Or Equipment, And Penalties, So As To Provide It Is Unlawful To Knowingly Discharge Firearms At Or In The Direction Of One Or More Individuals, And Provide A Penalty.
Last Action: Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: May 8, 2024
Title: Graduated Penalties for Illegal Possession of a Firearm
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 16-23-500, Relating To The Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm By A Person Convicted Of A Violent Offense, So As To Provide That The Violations Subsequent To The First Violation Must Occur Within Twenty Years Of The First Offense To Qualify For Graduated Penalties; By Amending Section 16-23-420, Relating To The Possession Of A Firearm On School Property, So As To Provide That Express Authorization To Carry The Firearm On School Property May Not Be Provided To A Student Enrolled In A Public School; By Amending Section 16-23-430, Relating To Carrying A Weapon On School Property, So As To Provide That Students Enrolled In A Public School May Not Possess Weapons Even If They Are Secured Within A Vehicle; By Amending Section 23-31-245, Relating To Reasonable Suspicion Or Probable Cause To Search, Detain, Or Arrest, So As To Clarify That The Provisions In The Section Apply To A Person Carrying A Weapon In Accordance With The Article Whether Or Not The Weapon Is Concealed; And By Amending Section 16-23-20, Relating To The Unlawful Carrying Of A Handgun, So As To Clarify When Carrying A Handgun Is Impermissible In A Publicly Owned Building Other Than A Courthouse Where Court Is Held.
Last Action: Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: May 7, 2024
Title: Dismissal of pending handgun possession charges
Description: Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Amending Section 17-1-65, Relating To The Expungement Of Convictions For The Unlawful Possession Of Handguns That Occurred Before The Enactment Of The S.c. Constitutional Carry/second Amendment Preservation Act Of 2024, So As To Provide The State Must Dismiss Certain Pending Unlawful Handgun Possession Charges That Occurred Prior To This Act, To Provide The Dismissal Of These Charges Does Not Mandate The Dismissal Of Other Related Charges Or May Serve As A Basis Or Support For Civil Actions Due To The Arrest. - Ratified Title
Last Action: Veto overridden by originating body Ayes-38 Nays-0
Last Action Date: June 26, 2024
