South CarolinaProtection of Minors from Pornography and Obscenities Act
What it does
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "PROTECTION OF MINORS FROM PORNOGRAPHY AND OBSCENITIES ACT" BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-375, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ARTICLE REGARDING OBSCENITY LAWS, SO AS TO AMEND THE DEFINITIONS OF "HARMFUL TO MINORS" AND "MATERIAL" TO INCLUDE ANY PORTION OF MATERIALS AND PERFORMANCES THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED OBSCENE, AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "PROFANE LANGUAGE"; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-385, RELATING TO THE OFFENSES OF DISSEMINATING HARMFUL MATERIAL TO MINORS AND EXHIBITING HARMFUL PERFORMANCES TO MINORS, DEFENSES, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO LIMIT THE AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE PROVIDED BY THE STATUTE ONLY TO THE TEACHING OF AGE-APPROPRIATE SEX EDUCATION AND HUMAN BIOLOGY CURRICULUM.
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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 11Member(s) request name added as sponsor: PedalinoLatest
- Feb 3Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilliam
- Jan 21Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Lastinger
- Jan 15Member(s) request name added as sponsor: D.Mitchell
- 2025
- Apr 9Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Guffey
- Apr 2Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Burns, Wickensimer
- Apr 1Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rankin, Beach, Edgerton, Magnuson, Sanders, McCabe
- Mar 27Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Caskey, Wooten, Kilmartin
- Mar 26Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Gilreath, Huff, White, Terribile, Ballentine, Yow, C.Mitchell, McGinnis, Hardee, Willis, B.J.Cox, Hager, M.M.Smith, Chumley, Long, Ligon, Moss, Lawson, Bowers, Frank, Pace, McCravy, Gibson, Oremus, Vaughan
- Mar 4Referred to Committee on JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 4Introduced and read first timeIntroduced