H 3424 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Child Online Safety Act

Summary

AN ACT TO 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 status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

Signed into Law

May 2024

Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Signed May 21, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2024 · House Feb 1, 2024

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 45

May 8, 2024

D Democratic14

13 Yea 1

92% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

29 Yea 1

96% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Amendments

May 21, 2024

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Concurred in House amendment and enrolled

upper

May 9, 2024

Introduced

Returned to Senate with amendments

lower

May 9, 2024

Amended

Senate amendment amended

lower

May 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 8, 2024

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-0-2)

senate

May 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 1, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

Apr 23, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 8, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

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