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South Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

H 3236: Weapons Detector Systems in Schools Act

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 3236 is a bill introduced in the South Carolina House on December 5, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Weapons Detector Systems in Schools Act. Primary sponsor: Wendell Gilliard (Democratic), Spencer Wetmore (Democratic), Heather Bauer (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (January 29, 2025): Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, Bauer.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "WEAPONS DETECTOR SYSTEMS IN SCHOOLS ACT" BY ADDING ARTICLE 10 TO CHAPTER 63, TITLE 59 SO AS TO PROVIDE WEAPONS DETECTOR SYSTEMS MUST BE INSTALLED IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING AND ATHLETICS VENUE ENTRANCES, TO PROVIDE RELATED TRAINING MUST BE GIVEN TO APPROPRIATE STAFF, TO PROVIDE EVERYONE ENTERING THE BUILDINGS AND VENUES MUST BE SCREENED BY TRAINED PERSONNEL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TEMPORARY USE OF HANDHELD METAL DETECTORS UNTIL MORE COMPLETE SYSTEMS MAY BE IMPLEMENTED, AND TO PROVIDE WEAPONS DETECTORS MAY INCLUDE METAL DETECTORS AND OTHER MEANS FOR SCREENING FOR WEAPONS AS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendell GilliardPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse111
Spencer WetmorePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Heather BauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse75

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Wetmore, Bauer
  2. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  3. Introduced and read first time
  4. Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
  5. Prefiled

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source