South CarolinaSouth Carolina Social Media Regulation Act
What it does
AN ACT 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 EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE IN THE USE OF MINORS' PERSONAL DATA, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED ONLINE SERVICES, TO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL DATA OF A MINOR THAT MAY BE COLLECTED, TO PROVIDE FOR PARENTAL CONTROLS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL REPORT, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ENFORCEMENT. - 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
- 2026
- Feb 6Act No. 96Latest
- Feb 6Effective date 02/05/26
- Feb 5Signed By Governor Henry McMasterBecame Law
- Feb 3Ratified R 100
- Jan 21Concurred in House amendment and enrolledTo Governor
- Jan 14Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- Vote recorded Adopt Amendment 1A. Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Returned to Senate with amendments
- Jan 14Senate amendment amendedMinor
- 2025
- May 12Scrivener's error corrected
- May 6Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 6Read third time and returned to House with amendmentsPassed 2nd Chamber
- May 6AmendedMajor
- May 5Scrivener's error corrected
- May 1Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- Vote recorded 2nd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
- May 1Read second timeMinor
- May 1AmendedMajor
- May 1Committee Amendment AdoptedMajor
- Apr 24Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and IndustryMinor
- Feb 26Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and IndustryMinor
- Feb 26Introduced and read first timeMinor
- Feb 21Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 20Roll call Yeas-89 Nays-14
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Read third time and sent to SenatePassed 1st Chamber
- Feb 19Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-17
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Passage of Bill. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded Table Amendment 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19Read second timeMinor
- Feb 19AmendedMajor
- Feb 19Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Crawford
- Feb 19Requests for debate-Rep(s). Bamberg, Cromer, Gilreath, Edgerton, Magnuson, Morgan, King, Hart, Gilliaard, Rivers, White
- Feb 19Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Oremus
- Feb 18Member(s) request name removed as sponsor: Hartz
- Feb 18Scrivener's error corrected
- Feb 18Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Oremus, Hartz, Calhoon, M.M.Smith
- Feb 13Committee report: Favorable with amendment JudiciaryMinor
- Feb 11Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Robbins
- Feb 4Member(s) request name added as sponsor: T.Moore, Erickson, Bradley
- Jan 29Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bernstein, Guffey, Govan
- Jan 14Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Jan 14Introduced and read first timeMinor
- 2024
- Dec 5Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Dec 5PrefiledIntroduced