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Officially: “AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-375, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS, SO AS TO DEFINE "IDENTIFIABLE MINOR" AND "MORPHED IMAGE";” Read the full text
126th session (2025-2026)
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-375, RELATING TO THE DEFINITIONS PERTAINING TO THE DISSEMINATION OF HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS, SO AS TO DEFINE "IDENTIFIABLE MINOR" AND "MORPHED IMAGE"; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-395, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-405, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, SO AS
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Where it is
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Prefiled · Dec 11, 2024
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary · Dec 11, 2024
Senate
Introduced and read first time · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary · Jan 14, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Jan 15, 2025
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs · Jan 17, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Jan 21, 2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 47) · Feb 5, 2025
Senate
Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 6, 2025
Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Amended (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Read second time (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 8) · Feb 12, 2025
Senate
Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 15) · Feb 13, 2025
Senate
Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 63) · Feb 19, 2025
House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 63) · Feb 19, 2025
House
Scrivener's error corrected · Feb 25, 2025
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (House Journal-page 9) · Apr 30, 2025
House
Amended (House Journal-page 71) · May 1, 2025
House
Read second time (House Journal-page 71) · May 1, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 86) · May 1, 2025
House
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 88) · May 1, 2025
House
Scrivener's error corrected · May 2, 2025
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 6) · May 2, 2025
House
House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 87) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 87) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 87) · May 6, 2025
Senate
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 71) · May 8, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-105 (House Journal-page 72) · May 8, 2025
House
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Kimbrell, Adams (Senate Journal-page 20) · May 8, 2025
Senate
Conference committee appointed T Moore, Wetmore, McCabe (House Journal-page 97) · May 8, 2025
House
Conference report adopted (House Journal-page 129) · May 8, 2025
House
Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 138) · May 8, 2025
House
Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 22) · May 8, 2025
Senate
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 · May 8, 2025
Senate
Ordered enrolled for ratification (House Journal-page 151) · May 8, 2025
House
Ratified R 83 · May 20, 2025
Signed By Governor · May 22, 2025
Effective date 05/22/25 · May 27, 2025
Act No. 58 · May 27, 2025
The numbers
21
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
HuttoReichenbachGoldfinchLeberJacksonAlexanderRiceFernandezCampsenChaplinDevineAdamsYoungGarrettElliottTurnerOttGrahamCromerVerdinKennedy
Recorded votes
Adopt Conference ReportHouse · 2025-05-08 · Passed · Yeas 98, Nays 0, Excused Absence 6, Not Voting 19
to adopt the conference reportSenate · 2025-05-08 · Passed · Ayes 45, Nays 0, Excused Absence 1
Concur in Senate AmendmentsHouse · 2025-05-08 · Failed · Yeas 0, Nays 105, Excused Absence 4, Not Voting 14
to adopt Amendment number RFH-1Senate · 2025-05-06 · Passed · Ayes 45, Nays 0, Excused Absence 1
Passage of BillHouse · 2025-05-01 · Passed · Yeas 109, Nays 0, Excused Absence 6, Not Voting 8
2nd ReadingSenate · 2025-02-12 · Passed · Ayes 40, Nays 0, Excused Absence 6
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the South Carolina legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act No. 58 (May 27, 2025).