H 4555 General Bill, By Clemmons
Summary: Text messaging services
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 58-9-395 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE PROVIDER OF A TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE OR TEXT MESSAGING REMOTE STORAGE SERVICE TO GIVE A PARENT OR GUARDIAN WHO SUBSCRIBES TO THESE SERVICES ACCESS TO THE CONTENT OF TEXT MESSAGES SENT, RECEIVED, OR STORED USING ANY OF THESE SERVICES BY HIS MINOR CHILD, THAT THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF A MINOR CHILD SHALL NOT PROVIDE A TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE TO THE MINOR CHILD IF THE CHILD REFUSES TO PROVIDE CONSENT NECESSARY FOR THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE CONTENTS OF A TEXT MESSAGE SENT OR RECEIVED BY THE CHILD, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION, AND TO DEFINE RELATED TERMINOLOGY.
View full text

01/10/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 72)
01/10/12	House	Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry (House Journal-page 72)