2023-2024 Regular Session • South Carolina Legislature
H3583: Gavin's Law, Sextortion
Legislative Summary
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting "gavin's Law" By Adding Section 16-15-430 So As To Create The Offenses Of "sexual Extortion" And "aggravated Sexual Extortion", To Define Necessary Terms, And To Provide Penalties For Violations. - Ratified Title
Bill History
12/15/2022
Prefiled
House of Representatives
12/15/2022
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
1/12/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sessions
House of Representatives
1/18/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Anderson
House of Representatives
1/19/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Taylor, Carter, Brewer, Murphy
House of Representatives
1/24/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: White, Guest, Mitchell, Pedalino, Oremus, Wooten, Caskey, Leber
House of Representatives
1/25/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Landing, Chapman
House of Representatives
2/1/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan
House of Representatives
2/2/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hiott, Gilliam
House of Representatives
2/14/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cromer
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder, B.L.Cox, Moss, T.Moore, Beach, J.L.Johnson
House of Representatives
4/1/2023
Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Felder
House of Representatives
2/23/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hartnett, Bauer, Schuessler, Bailey, Neese
House of Representatives
3/1/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: W.Newton, Jordan, Hewitt
House of Representatives
3/7/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: King, Gilliard, Williams, Jefferson, Weeks
House of Representatives
3/14/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Trantham, Nutt, McCravy
House of Representatives
3/28/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Felder
House of Representatives
3/29/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins, Ballentine
House of Representatives
3/30/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Calhoon, M.M.Smith, Davis
House of Representatives
4/4/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Cobb-Hunter
House of Representatives
4/5/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Henegan, G.M.Smith, Atkinson, Erickson, W.Jones
House of Representatives
4/19/2023
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Blackwell
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Debate adjourned until Wed., 4-26-23
House of Representatives
4/20/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McDaniel
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: J.E.Johnson, S.Jones, Willis, Alexander
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Amended
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Read second time
House of Representatives
4/26/2023
Roll call Yeas-113 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Read third time and sent to Senate
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
House of Representatives
4/27/2023
Introduced and read first time
Senate
4/27/2023
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate
5/3/2023
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams
Senate
5/9/2023
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
Senate
5/11/2023
Committee Amendment Adopted
Senate
5/11/2023
Amended
Senate
5/11/2023
Read second time
Senate
5/11/2023
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
Senate
5/11/2023
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
Senate
5/16/2023
Read third time and returned to House with amendments
Senate
5/16/2023
Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
House of Representatives
5/16/2023
Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-0
House of Representatives
5/17/2023
Ratified R 82
5/18/2023
Signed By Governor
5/26/2023
Effective date 05/18/23
5/26/2023
Act No. 54
Roll Call Votes
House: Concur In Senate Amendments
5/16/2023
100
Yea
0
Nay
12
Not Voting
12
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate: 2nd Reading
5/11/2023
43
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/27/2023
107
Yea
0
Nay
9
Not Voting
8
Absent
Result: PASSED
House: Passage Of Bill
4/26/2023
113
Yea
0
Nay
7
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/26/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Republican: 53
Democrat: 14
Primary Sponsor
Brandon Guffey
Republican
Co-Sponsors (66)
Brian Lawson
Republican
Jordan Pace
Republican
Patrick Haddon
Republican
David O'Neal
Republican
Thomas Pope
Republican
Randy Ligon
Republican
Brandon Newton
Republican
Heath Sessions
Republican
Carl Anderson
Democrat
Bill Taylor
Republican
Jerry Carter
Republican
Gary Brewer
Republican
Christopher Murphy
Republican
Joe White
Republican
Val Guest
Republican
Cody Mitchell
Republican
Fawn Pedalino
Republican
Melissa Oremus
Republican
Christopher Wooten
Republican
Micajah Caskey
Republican
Matthew Leber
Republican
Kathy Landing
Republican
Don Chapman
Republican
David Vaughan
Republican
Davey Hiott
Republican
Doug Gilliam
Republican
April Cromer
Republican
Brandon Cox
Republican
Dennis Moss
Republican
Travis Moore
Republican
Thomas Beach
Republican
Jermaine Johnson
Democrat
Tom Hartnett
Republican
Heather Bauer
Democrat
Carla Schuessler
Republican
William Bailey
Republican
Mike Neese
Republican
Weston Newton
Republican
Wallace Jordan
Republican
William Hewitt
Republican
John King
Democrat
Wendell Gilliard
Democrat
Robert Williams
Democrat
Joseph Jefferson
Democrat
David Weeks
Democrat
Ashley Trantham
Republican
Roger Nutt
Republican
John Mccravy
Republican
Robby Robbins
Republican
Nathan Ballentine
Republican
Paula Rawl Calhoon
Republican
Marvin Smith
Republican
Sylleste Davis
Republican
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
Democrat
Patricia Henegan
Democrat
Murrell Smith
Republican
Frank Atkinson
Democrat
Shannon Erickson
Republican
Wendell Jones
Democrat
Bart Blackwell
Republican
Annie McDaniel
Democrat
Jeffrey Johnson
Republican
Stewart Jones
Republican
Mark Willis
Republican
Terry Alexander
Democrat
Raye Felder
Republican