2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3424: Child Online Safety Act
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 37-1-310 So As To Provide Definitions, To Provide That A Commercial Entity That Publishes Certain Obscene Material Online May Be Held Liable For Certain Damages, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For A Commercial Entity To Make A Pornographic Website Available To Persons Under The Age Of Eighteen, And To Provide That The Attorney General May Seek Injunctive And Other Equitable Relief. - Ratified Title
Bill History
12/8/2022
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/8/2022
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Introduced and read first time
House of Representatives
1/10/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/17/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Nutt
House of Representatives
1/19/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long, Vaughan, Haddon, Burns, Chumley, Kilmartin, Cromer, O'Neal, Yow, Gilliam, W.Newton
House of Representatives
1/18/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guest, Schuessler
House of Representatives
1/23/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss, Magnuson, Harris, Pace
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Brittain, Bailey, Robbins, Sessions, Ligon, Felder, B.L.Cox, Guffey
House of Representatives
1/24/2024
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bradley, Murphy, Brewer, Connell, Hiott, Mitchell, Erickson, Hager, Erickson, B.J.Cox, Blackwell, Wooten, Ballentine, Hyde, Wheeler, Calhoon
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Requests for debate-Rep
House of Representatives
1/30/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.M.Smith, Davis, B.Newton, Elliott, Forrest
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Willis, Hixon, Taylor, J.E.Johnson, Chapman, Ott
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Amended
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Read second time
House of Representatives
1/31/2024
Roll call Yeas-104 Nays-1
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-1
House of Representatives
2/1/2024
Introduced and read first time
Senate
2/1/2024
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
Senate
4/23/2024
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
Senate
5/1/2024
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
5/1/2024
Amended
Senate
5/2/2024
Scrivener's error corrected
5/2/2024
Scrivener's error corrected
5/8/2024
Read second time
Senate
5/8/2024
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
5/9/2024
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
5/9/2024
Senate amendment amended
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-1
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Returned to Senate with amendments
House of Representatives
5/9/2024
Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
Senate
5/15/2024
Ratified R 206
5/21/2024
Signed By Governor
5/29/2024
Effective date 05/21/24
5/29/2024
Act No. 198
Roll Call Votes
House: Adopt Amendment 1a Amendment Number 1a
5/9/2024
100
Yea
1
Nay
12
Not Voting
11
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
5/8/2024
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
2/1/2024
113
Yea
1
Nay
4
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
1/31/2024
104
Yea
1
Nay
15
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/29/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 57
Democrat: 2
Primary Sponsor
Travis Moore
Republican
Co-Sponsors (58)
Jerry Carter
Republican
John Mccravy
Republican
Brian Lawson
Republican
Thomas Beach
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Roger Nutt
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
David Vaughan
Republican
Steven Long
Republican
Patrick Haddon
Republican
James Burns
Republican
William Chumley
Republican
Jay Kilmartin
Republican
April Cromer
Republican
David O'Neal
Republican
Richard Yow
Republican
Doug Gilliam
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Carla Schuessler
Republican
Dennis Moss
Republican
Josiah Magnuson
Republican
Rob Harris
Republican
Jordan Pace
Republican
Thomas Brittain
Republican
William Bailey
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Randy Ligon
Republican
Raye Felder
Republican
Brandon Cox
Republican
Brandon Guffey
Republican
Jeffrey Bradley
Republican
Christopher Murphy
Republican
Gary Brewer
Republican
Benjamin Connell
Republican
Davey Hiott
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Bill Hager
Republican
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Bobby Cox
Republican
Bart Blackwell
Republican
Christopher Wooten
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Republican
Max Hyde
Republican
William Wheeler
Democrat
Paula Rawl Calhoon
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Jason Elliott
Republican
Cally Forrest
Republican
Mark Willis
Republican
William Hixon
Republican
Bill Taylor
Republican
Jeffrey Johnson
Republican
Don Chapman
Republican
Russell Ott
Democrat