A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS, SO AS TO ENACT THE "NATIONAL CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT RECIPROCITY ACT" BY REVISING THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW A HOLDER OF AN OUT-OF-STATE WEAPONS PERMIT TO CARRY A WEAPON IN THIS STATE.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2017
Last action May 8, 2017
Floor votes · House May 3, 2017
How they voted
83–23
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 118
May 3, 2017
D
Democratic42
47% Nay
R
Republican76
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 8, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
May 8, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
May 4, 2017
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
May 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 3, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (83-23-12)
house
Feb 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 15, 2016
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
43 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan D. Clemmons
RRepublican
P
Anne Thayer
RRepublican
P
Bart Blackwell
RRepublican
P
Bill Chumley
RRepublican
P
Bill Clyburn
DDemocratic
P
Bill Herbkersman
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Sandifer
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Bill Whitmire
RRepublican
P
Bruce Bannister
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Chip Huggins
RRepublican
P
Chris Murphy
RRepublican
P
Craig Gagnon
RRepublican
P
Daniel P. "Dan" Hamilton
RRepublican
P
Davey Hiott
RRepublican
P
Dwight Loftis
RRepublican
P
Eric M. Bedingfield
RRepublican
P
F. Gregory "Greg" Delleney, Jr.
RRepublican
P
Gregory D. "Greg" Duckworth
RRepublican
P
James H. "Jay" Lucas
RRepublican
P
Jay West
RRepublican
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Jonathon D. Hill
RRepublican
P
Joseph S. Daning
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Kevin Hardee
RRepublican
P
Kirkman Finlay, III
RRepublican
P
Lee Hewitt
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Merita A. "Rita" Allison
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Mike Ryhal
RRepublican
P
Phyllis J. Henderson
RRepublican
P
Richie Yow
RRepublican
P
Russell W. Fry
RRepublican
P
Todd K. Atwater
RRepublican
P
Todd Rutherford
DDemocratic
P
Tommy M. Stringer
RRepublican
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
W. Brian White
RRepublican
P
William E. "Bill" Crosby
RRepublican
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