S 995 South Carolina Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

MPIC

Summary
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-375, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO SECTIONS 16-15-385 THROUGH 16-15-425, SO AS TO DEFINE IDENTIFIABLE MINOR AND MORPHED IMAGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-395, RELATING TO FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN AS AN OFFENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-405, RELATING TO SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN AS AN OFFENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-410, RELATING TO THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN AS AN OFFENSE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THOSE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE AS A TIER II OFFENDER.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2024 Last action Mar 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2024

How they voted

420
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 44
Mar 26, 2024
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 28, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Feb 21, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
upper
Feb 6, 2024
Committee
Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Rice, Senn, Adams, Tedder
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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