South CarolinaChildren and Social Media
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 80 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COVERED ONLINE SERVICE SHALL TAKE CARE IN THE USE OF A MINOR'S PERSONAL DATA AND IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SERVICE TO PREVENT HARM TO MINORS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ONLINE SERVICE MUST PROVIDE MINORS WITH EASILY ACCESSIBLE TOOLS TO LIMIT TIME SPENT ON THE SERVICE AND PROTECT PERSONAL DATA, TO PROVIDE LIMITS ON HOW MUCH OF A MINOR'S DATA THE SERVICE MAY COLLECT AND RESTRICT THE USE OF SUCH DATA, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLINE SERVICES MUST OFFER PARENTS TOOLS TO HELP THEM PROTECT MINORS USING THE SERVICE AND TO ENABLE THEM TO REPORT HARMS TO MINORS ON ONLINE SERVICES, TO PROVIDE THAT ONLINE SERVICES MUST ISSUE A PUBLIC REPORT ON THE SERVICE'S PRACTICES PERTAINING TO MINORS, AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS.
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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 1Referred to Committee on JudiciaryLatest
- May 1Introduced and read first timeMinor
- May 1Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- May 1Scrivener's error corrected
- Apr 30Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 30Read second timeMinor
- Apr 30Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Apr 24Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and IndustryMinor
- Jan 28Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustryMinor
- Jan 28Introduced and read first timeIntroduced