South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

S 386 — Retired law enforcement officers

Last action — Referred to Committee on Judiciary

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-31-600, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING TO QUALIFY TO CARRY FIREARMS THAT MUST BE OFFERED TO QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS ONTO CERTAIN PREMISES.

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2025-2026 Bill 386 Text of Previous Version (Feb.
26, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online South Carolina General Assembly126th Session, 2025-2026Bill 386Indicates Matter StrickenIndicates New Matter(Text matches printed bills.
Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)                 A bill   TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-31-600, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING TO QUALIFY TO CARRY FIREARMS THAT MUST BE OFFERED TO QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS ONTO CERTAIN PREMISES.
  Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
  SECTION 1.  Section 23-31-600 of the S.C.
Code is amended to read:
      Section 23-31-600.
(A) For purposes of this section:
       (1) "Identification card" is a photographic identification card complying with 18 U.S.C.
Section 926C.
       (2) "Qualified retired law enforcement officer" shall have the same meaning as in U.S.C.
Section 926C.
    (B) An agency or department within this State may comply with 18 U.S.C.
Section 926C, by issuing an identification card to any qualified retired law enforcement officer.
If the agency or department currently issues credentials to active law enforcement officers, the agency or department may comply with the requirements of this section by issuing the same credentials to qualified retired law enforcement officers.
If the same credentials are issued, then the agency or department must stamp the credentials with the word "RETIRED".
    (C)(1) Subject to the limitations of subsection (E), a A qualified retired law enforcement officer may carry a concealed weapon in this State if the qualified retired law enforcement officer possesses an identification card along with a certification that the qualified retired law enforcement officer has, not less recently than one year before the date the individual is carrying the firearm, met the standards established by the agency for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.
       (2) The firearms certification required by this subsection may be reflected on the identification card or may be in a separate document carried with the identification card.
    (D) The restrictions contained in Section 23-31-220 are applicable to a person carrying a concealed weapon pursuant to this section.  Carrying a concealed weapon into the residence or dwelling place of another person is prohibited without the expressed permission of the owner or person in legal control or possession of the premises, as appropriate.
    (E)(D) The agency or department must provide the qualified retired law enforcement officer with the opportunity to qualify to carry a firearm under the same standards for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers to carry firearms.
However, the agency or department, as provided in 18 U.S.C.
Section 926C, may require the qualified retired law enforcement officer to pay the actual expenses of the training and qualification.
  SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Action History

  1. Referred to Committee on Judiciary

  2. Introduced and read first time

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 386 do?
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 23-31-600, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH QUALIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING TO QUALIFY TO CARRY FIREARMS THAT MUST BE OFFERED TO QUALIFIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RESTRICTS THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED WEAPONS ONTO CERTAIN PREMISES.
Who sponsors S 386?
S 386 is sponsored by Senator Jason Elliott.
What is the current status of S 386?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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