South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024

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S. 356

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Massey
Document Path: SR-0172KM23.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 10, 2023
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Concealed weapons permit; remove application fee

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number
1/10/2023 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 204)
1/10/2023 Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 204)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

01/10/2023



A bill

to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by amending Section 23-31-215, relating to Issuance of permits, so as to REMOVE THE APPLICATION FEE; and by adding Section 12-6-3810 so as to PROVIDE FOR A REFUNDABLE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR THE COMPLETION OF A BASIC OR ADVANCED HANDGUN EDUCATION COURSE.

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

SECTION 1.   Article 25, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

   Section 12-6-3810.   A resident taxpayer is allowed a refundable individual income tax credit of no more than one hundred dollars for successfully completing a basic or advanced handgun education course offered by a state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency or a nationally recognized organization that promotes gun safety that is sufficient to satisfy the training requirements for a concealable weapon permit pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23.

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

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