Bill Text: SC H4499 | 2015-2016 | 121st General Assembly | Introduced

South Carolina House Bill 4499 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Concealed weapons

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-12 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary [H4499 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2015-H4499-Introduced.html

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE MAY CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON UPON CERTAIN PREMISES FOR THE DURATION OF A STATE EMERGENCY DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR.

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

SECTION 1. Section 23-31-215 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 123 of 2014, is further amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection:

"( ) Notwithstanding the provisions contained in subsection (M) or another provision of law, a resident of this State may carry a concealed weapon upon any premise, except in a school or on federal property, for the duration of a state emergency declared by the Governor."

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