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S 0109 - Enacts the South Carolina Constitutional Carry Act of 2023

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Shane Martin (R)
Last Action: 5/10/2023 - Scrivener's error corrected
Senate Committee: Judy
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation

05.09.2023 The Senate Judiciary Committee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes and inserts the House version of the bill. The amendment also amends felony possession penalties to conform to federal law.
04.25.2023 The Senate Judiciary Committee carried this bill over.
04.05.2023 A Senate Judiciary subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment strikes all of the language in the bill and replaces it with language from H3594, the House version of the bill. Section 16 of the bill was also removed. 
Summary of the bill as introduced: Allows anyone to carry a handgun, whether concealed or not, without a permit.


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