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Open Carry with Training Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO ENACT THE "OPEN CARRY WITH TRAINING ACT"; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-210, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "CONCEALABLE WEAPON" TO INCLUDE CERTAIN FIREARMS THAT MAY BE CARRIED OPENLY ON ONE'S PERSON; TO AMEND SECTION 16-23-20, RELATING TO THE CARRYING OF A HANDGUN, SO AS TO PROVIDE A PERSON WHO POSSESSES A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT MAY CARRY IT OPENLY ON OR ABOUT HIS PERSON IN A VEHICLE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-220, RELATING TO THE RIGHT OF AN EMPLOYER TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM CARRYING A CONCEALABLE WEAPON ON HIS PREMISE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO OPENLY CARRYING A WEAPON ONTO THE PREMISE AND PROVIDE AN EMPLOYER OR OWNER OF A BUSINESS MAY POST A SIGN REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OR ALLOWANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ON HIS PREMISE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-235, RELATING TO THE POSTING OF SIGNS PROHIBITING THE CARRYING OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS UPON A PREMISE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THIS PROVISION ALSO APPLIES TO OPENLY CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON ON A PREMISE AND PROVIDE AN EMPLOYER OR OWNER OF A BUSINESS MAY POST A SIGN REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OR ALLOWANCE OF CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ON HIS PREMISE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-210, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF CERTAIN TERMS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PROOF OF TRAINING"; BY ADDING SECTION 23-21-232 SO AS TO PROVIDE A CHURCH OFFICIAL OR GOVERNING BODY MAY ALLOW A PERSON WHO HOLDS A PERMIT TO CARRY A CONCEALABLE WEAPON TO CARRY THE WEAPON CONCEALED OR OPENLY ON PREMISES OF CERTAIN SCHOOLS LEASED BY THE CHURCH FOR CHURCH SERVICES OR OFFICIAL CHURCH ACTIVITIES UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-520, RELATING TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THE DISCHARGE OR PUBLIC BRANDISHMENT OF FIREARMS AND THE PROHIBITION IMPOSED UPON A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO CONFISCATE CERTAIN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION, SO AS TO ALLOW A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO TEMPORARILY RESTRICT OPEN CARRYING OF A FIREARM ON PUBLIC PROPERTY DURING CERTAIN EVENTS AND PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN OPEN CARRYING OF A FIREARM IS PERMITTED AT THESE EVENTS; BY ADDING SECTION 23-31-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS CAN NOT BE COMPELLED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT OR ENFORCE A LAW RELATED TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS THAT LIMITS OR PROSCRIBES CARRYING CONCEALABLE WEAPONS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO EVALUATE THESE LAWS AND ISSUE A WRITTEN OPINION OF WHETHER THE LAWS ARE PROHIBITED, AND PROVIDE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE STATE AND ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THE LAW VIOLATES THIS PROVISION; TO AMEND SECTION 14-17-325, RELATING TO THE CLERKS OF COURT REPORTING THE DISPOSITION OF COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS CASES TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, SO AS TO SHORTEN THE REPORTING PERIOD, TO PROVIDE CLERKS OF COURT ALSO SHALL REPORT THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN INDICTMENTS AND ORDERS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; BY ADDING SECTION 22-1-200 SO AS TO REQUIRE MAGISTRATES TO REPORT TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED, THE DISPOSITION OF EACH CRIMINAL CASE AND REPORT TO THE DIVISION THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS; BY ADDING SECTION 14-25-250 SO AS TO PROVIDE MUNICIPAL JUDGES SHALL REPORT THE DISPOSITION OF EACH CRIMINAL CASE TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED, THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS; BY ADDING SECTION 63-3-545 SO AS TO PROVIDE CLERKS OF FAMILY COURT SHALL REPORT TO THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION WITHIN FIVE DAYS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED, THE ISSUANCE, RESCISSION, OR TERMINATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-240, RELATING TO CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS WHO ARE ALLOWED TO CARRY A CONCEALED WEAPON WHILE ON DUTY, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE CARRYING OF THE WEAPON WHEN THE OFFICIAL IS CARRYING OUT THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE AND ADD THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ASSISTANT ATTORNEYS GENERAL TO THE OFFICIALS COVERED BY THIS PROVISION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-215, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS, SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PAYMENT OF AN APPLICATION FEE, AND THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT HANDGUN TRAINING COURSE FEE, AND PROVIDE THE DIVISION MAY NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR A CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT. - ratified title

us/states/sc

South Carolina General Assembly

2021-2022

H 3094

South Carolina H 3094 (2021-2022)

bill

enacted

Allison

Atkinson

B. Cox

B. Newton

Bailey

Bennett

Bradley

Brittain

Bryant

Burns

Caskey

Chumley

Collins

Crawford

Daning

Davis

Elliott

Erickson

Felder

Forrest

Fry

G.M. Smith

G.R. Smith

Gagnon

Gatch

Gilliam

Haddon

Hardee

Hewitt

Hiott

Hixon

Hosey

Huggins

Hyde

J.E. Johnson

Jones

Jordan

Kimmons

Ligon

Long

Lowe

Lucas

M.M. Smith

Magnuson

Martin

McCabe

McCravy

McGarry

McGinnis

Morgan

Murphy

Nutt

Oremus

Pope

Sandifer

Simrill

Stringer

T. Moore

Taylor

Thayer

Trantham

V.S. Moss

W. Cox

W. Newton

West

White

Whitmire

Willis

Wooten

Yow

2020-12-09

2021-06-01

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ocd-bill/6300eedf-84ca-4e53-b789-dedc1d1211f2

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3094&session=124&summary=B

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2026-07-06

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South Carolina H 3094 (2021-2022) — Open Carry with Training Act

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

Filed (filed) — source
12/9/2020 (committee substitute) — source
3/17/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3/18/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3/18/2021-A (committee substitute) — source
3/3/2021 (committee substitute) — source
3/4/2021 (committee substitute) — source
4/29/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5/5/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5/6/2021 (committee substitute) — source
5/6/2021-A (committee substitute) — source
5/7/2021 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

Table Amendment 37 — 78–36 (pass) · lower
Table Amendment 46 — 66–45 (pass) · lower
to lay on the table — 31–13 (pass) · upper
Passage of Bill — 73–26 (pass) · lower
Concur in Senate Amendments — 83–34 (pass) · lower
to recall — 27–12 (pass) · upper
Table Amendment 38 — 79–33 (pass) · lower
to lay on the table 67 — 28–15 (pass) · upper
Table Amendment 43 — 77–37 (pass) · lower
Passage of Bill — 82–33 (pass) · lower
Adopt Amendment 1 — 84–31 (pass) · lower
to adopt amendment 16 — 15–28 (fail) · upper
to lay on the table — 29–12 (pass) · upper
to adopt amendment 24 — 34–9 (pass) · upper
to lay on the table — 39–5 (pass) · upper
to adopt — 7–31 (fail) · upper
to adopt amendment 22 — 14–30 (fail) · upper
to set for Special Order — 28–12 (pass) · upper
to adopt amendment 43 — 12–29 (fail) · upper
Table Amendment 4a — 67–48 (pass) · lower
to lay on the table — 25–21 (pass) · upper
Table Amendment 26 — 77–40 (pass) · lower
Table Amendment 4 — 79–33 (pass) · lower
to adopt amendment 50 — 7–35 (fail) · upper
Table Amendment 33 — 58–56 (pass) · lower
to lay on the table — 28–14 (pass) · upper
to lay on the table — 14–28 (fail) · upper
3rd Reading — 28–16 (pass) · upper

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

2020-12-09 Prefiled filing
2020-12-09 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
2021-01-12 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
2021-01-12 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
2021-01-13 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore
2021-01-27 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Cox, Bailey, Lowe, Atkinson, J.E.Johnson, Brittain
2021-01-28 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bennett
2021-02-10 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hyde
2021-02-18 Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Robinson
2021-02-23 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McGinnis
2021-03-03 Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary committee-passage-favorable
2021-03-04 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
2021-03-04 Scrivener's error corrected
2021-03-09 Requests for debate-Rep(s). B Cox, Magnuson, B Newton, McGarry, May, Dabney, Blackwell, Hixon, Hiott, Huggins, Matthews, Martin, GR Smith, Jones, Taylor, Forrest, Allison, Trantham, VS Moss, Bennett, Nutt, Pendarvis, Henegan, Kirby, Hart, Garvin, R Williams, Jefferson, JL Johnson, Hosey, Thigpen, Hewitt, Weeks, Henderson-Myers, Tedder, Govan, McDaniel, Gatch, Brawley, Morgan
2021-03-17 Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley
2021-03-17 Amended amendment-passage
2021-03-17 Read second time reading-2
2021-03-17 Roll call Yeas-82 Nays-33
2021-03-18 Scrivener's error corrected
2021-03-18 Amended amendment-passage
2021-03-18 Read third time and sent to Senate passage, reading-3
2021-03-18 Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-26
2021-03-23 Introduced and read first time introduction, reading-1
2021-03-23 Referred to Committee on Judiciary referral-committee
2021-04-20 Referred to Subcommittee: Young (ch), Malloy, Massey, Kimpson, Garrett
2021-04-29 Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
2021-04-29 Roll call Ayes-27 Nays-12
2021-04-29 Special order, set for April 29, 2021
2021-04-29 Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-12
2021-05-04 Debate interrupted
2021-05-05 Amended amendment-passage
2021-05-05 Read second time reading-2
2021-05-06 Scrivener's error corrected
2021-05-06 Amended amendment-passage
2021-05-06 Read third time and returned to House with amendments passage, reading-3
2021-05-06 Roll call Ayes-28 Nays-16
2021-05-07 Scrivener's error corrected
2021-05-12 Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
2021-05-12 Roll call Yeas-83 Nays-34
2021-05-13 Ratified R 82
2021-05-17 Signed By Governor executive-signature
2021-06-01 Effective date 08/15/21
2021-06-01 Act No. 66

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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6300eedf-84ca-4e53-b789-dedc1d1211f2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).

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