South CarolinaAI Child Abuse
What it does
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-390 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF OBSCENE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, DEFINE TERMS, AND ESTABLISH PENALTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO ADD THE OFFENSE OF OBSCENE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-462, RELATING TO TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 27Act No. 57Latest
- May 27Effective date 05/22/25
- May 22Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 20Ratified R 82
- May 8Ordered enrolled for ratificationTo Governor
- Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendments. Result: fail.Lower
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Report. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded to adopt the conference report. Result: pass.Upper
- May 8Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- May 8Conference report adopted
- May 8Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1
- May 8Conference report adopted
- May 8Conference committee appointed T Moore, Wetmore, McCabe
- May 8Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Kimbrell, Adams
- May 8Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-107
- May 8Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- May 6Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- Vote recorded to adopt amendment. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Returned to House with amendments
- May 6House amendment amendedMinor
- May 2Read third time and returned to Senate with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 2Scrivener's error corrected
- May 1Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- May 1Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0
- May 1Read second timeMinor
- May 1AmendedMajor
- Apr 30Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 19Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 18Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 18Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 13Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded to lay on the table. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 13Read second timeMinor
- Feb 13AmendedMajor
- Feb 12AmendedMajor
- Feb 11AmendedMajor
- Feb 11Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Feb 6Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 5Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 17Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 11Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 11PrefiledIntroduced