South CarolinaMPIC
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 TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-410, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-412 SO AS TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR ARREST WARRANTS WHEN THE OFFENSE INCLUDES MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE MINORS; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THOSE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF MINORS IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE ON THE APPROPRIATE TIERS OF THE 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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- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 27Act No. 58Latest
- May 27Effective date 05/22/25
- May 22Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- May 20Ratified R 83
- May 8Ordered enrolled for ratificationTo Governor
- Vote recorded Adopt Conference Report. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded to adopt the conference report. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded Concur in Senate Amendments. Result: fail.Lower
- May 8Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- May 8Conference report adopted
- May 8Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0
- 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-105
- May 8Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
- May 6Returned to House with amendments
- Vote recorded to adopt. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- 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-109 Nays-0
- May 1Read second timeMinor
- May 1AmendedMajor
- Apr 30Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 25Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 19Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 19Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 13Read third time and sent to HousePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 12Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 12Read second timeMinor
- Feb 12AmendedMajor
- Feb 12Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Feb 6Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 5Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 21Scrivener's error corrected
- Jan 17Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
- Jan 15Scrivener's error corrected
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 11Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 11PrefiledIntroduced