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H5239 • 2026

Firearms on campus

Firearms on campus

Firearms
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Sponsor
Rep. Bustos
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 56 )
Effective date
Not listed

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Firearms on campus

Firearms on campus

What This Bill Does

  • Firearms on campus

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 House

    Introduced and read first time ( House Journal-page 56 )

  2. 2026-02-24 House

    Referred to Committee on Judiciary ( House Journal-page 56 )

Official Summary Text

Firearms on campus

Current Bill Text

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2025-2026 Bill 5239: Firearms on campus - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5239
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Bustos
Document Path: LC-0504CM26.docx
Introduced in the House on February 24, 2026
Currently residing in the House Committee on
Judiciary
Summary: Firearms on campus
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date

Body

Action Description with journal page number

2/24/2026

House

Introduced and read first time (
House Journal-page 56
)

2/24/2026

House

Referred to Committee on
Judiciary
(
House Journal-page 56
)

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legislative information
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
02/24/2026

A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION
16-23-420
, RELATING TO POSSESSION OF a FIREARM ON SCHOOL PROPERTY, so
as to provide circumstances when a member of the armed forces is authorized to
carry a firearm on school property.

B
e it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

S
ECTION 1.
S
ection
16-23-420
(D) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:

(
D) This section does not apply to a
guard, law enforcement officer,
or
a duly authorized
member of the
armed
forces
Armed Forces of the United States while
acting within the scope of his official duties
, or
a

student of military science. A married student residing in an apartment
provided by the private or public school whose presence with a firearm in or
around a particular building is authorized by persons legally responsible for
the security of the buildings is also exempted from the provisions of this section.

S
ECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.

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