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Session 126 - (2025-2026)Printer Friendly
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S 0029 General Bill, By Hutto, Reichenbach, Goldfinch, Leber, Jackson, Alexander, Rice, Fernandez, Campsen, Chaplin, Devine, Adams, Young, Garrett, Elliott, Turner, Ott, Graham, Cromer, Verdin and Kennedy
Similar (H 3043, H 3046)
Summary: MPIC
    A BILL 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 AS AN OFFENSE; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-395, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-405, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF SECOND DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN; BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-410, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF THIRD DEGREE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR, SO AS TO INCLUDE MORPHED IMAGES OF IDENTIFIABLE CHILDREN AS AN OFFENS; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THOSE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE AS A TIER II OFFENDER; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO INCLUDE THOSE GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR IN THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD DEGREE AS A TIER II OFFENDER; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-462, RELATING TO TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES.
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12/11/24Senate Prefiled
12/11/24Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/14/25Senate Introduced and read first time
01/14/25Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/15/25 Scrivener's error corrected
01/17/25Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs
01/21/25 Scrivener's error corrected
02/05/25Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 47)
02/06/25 Scrivener's error corrected
02/12/25Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/12/25Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/12/25Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/12/25Senate Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 8)
02/13/25Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 15)



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