Tag: constitutional carry

H3594 Now In The Senate

H3594, The South Carolina Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act of 2023, is now officially in the Senate. The first reading on the floor was today and it was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now is the time to contact the Judiciary Chairman and the other members of the Judiciary Committee. (803) 212-6610 Rankin, Luke… Read more »

H3594 Constitutional Carry Update 2/22/2023

South Carolina H3594 has passed the second reading in the House with amendments & will have it’s third reading tomorrow before being turned over to the Senate for the process to start over again. If the Senate makes ANY changes to the version of the bill the House approves then it goes BACK to the… Read more »

H3594 SC Constitutional Carry in Subcommittee

H3594, the South Carolina Constitutional Carry bill, is scheduled to be heard in the Judiciary General Laws subcommittee at 9 AM, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 in the Blatt Building Room 516. If you can’t make it to the meeting, you can watch it streaming online at this link or listen to the audio only at… Read more »

H3094 Open Carry On Senate Floor

Well, this week has been interesting. H3094 received a strange 2nd reading for a contested bill and several amendments were adopted, but it will now go into DAY 3 of amendments & debate. It HAS however technically received its 2nd reading. All additional amendments that were pending will be taken up tomorrow during the 3rd… Read more »

H3096 Constitutional Carry Passes 2nd Reading in House

The Constitutional Carry bill (H3096) passed the 2nd reading on the House floor. It was amended with what was named the “Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act.” The current, amended version can be read here. The vote was 69-47 with one Democrat voting for the bill. The following Representatives voted for the bill. Allison, Atkinson*, Bailey,… Read more »

H3096 Constitutional Carry on House Floor

The South Carolina Constitutional Carry Act of 2021 (H3096) is to be debated on the floor in the South Carolina House Wednesday, April 7, 2021. The House session is scheduled to start at 10 AM. I would wager that this session will last several hours. If you can’t be there in person (we will most… Read more »

H3094 Open Carry With Permit Bill Passes 2nd Reading in SC House

One of the many hurdles for H3094, the Open Carry with Permit bill, was cleared yesterday, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, during a 7 1/2 hour session of the South Carolina House of Representatives. A total of 46 amendments to this bill were originally filed with a 47th filed today. Many of those bills were withdrawn… Read more »