tmoore912
Member
They passed H3799 out of the senate by removing 80+ amendments. Vote was 35 to 3.
It now heads to Gov. Haley's desk for signature.
http://www.postandcourier.com/20160...ll-next-step-haleys-desk#.V0-o7dVH4Fg.twitter
It now heads to Gov. Haley's desk for signature.
http://www.postandcourier.com/20160...ll-next-step-haleys-desk#.V0-o7dVH4Fg.twitter
The bill, which lets South Carolina recognize Georgia’s concealed weapons permits, passed on a 35-3 vote. With no changes made by the Senate, the measure is a procedural step away from Gov. Nikki Haley’s desk.
“I think it’s something that both states can really benefit from,” said Rep. Bill Hixon, R-North Augusta, the bill’s author. “It’s being a good neighbor.”
Hixon has been pushing for a reciprocity bill for six years. It mostly benefits state border residents who commute back and forth between both Georgia and South Carolina, sometimes multiple times a day.
Peach State residents with a concealed weapons permit will soon be able to pack heat in South Carolina. And, because Georgia’s law automatically accepts any state’s permit law that recognizes theirs, Palmetto State residents will also be able to carry their firearms when they too cross into the Peach State.