South Carolina bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina H 3381
Defense of Children's Innocence Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Beach (Republican)
- Lawson (Republican)
- McCravy (Republican)
- Chumley (Republican)
- W. Newton (Republican)
- Vaughan (Republican)
- C. Mitchell (Republican)
- Rankin (Republican)
- Long (Republican)
- Oremus (Republican)
- Gibson (Republican)
- Burns (Republican)
- Edgerton (Republican)
- Bowers (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the South Carolina legislature· description
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING THE "DEFENSE OF CHILDREN'S INNOCENCE ACT" BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-200 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT ANY BUSINESS WHERE DRAG SHOWS ARE HELD IS DEEMED TO BE A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS FOR ALL LOCAL ORDINANCES RELATING TO A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS; BY ADDING SECTION 6-1-210 SO AS TO PROHIBIT A STATE AGENCY, POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, OR ANY ENTITY THAT IS SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM USING ANY PUBLIC FUNDS TO HOST OR PROVIDE A DRAG SHOW; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 16-15-385, RELATING TO DISSEMINATING HARMFUL MATERIALS TO MINORS, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE OFFENSE OF ALLOWING A MINOR TO VIEW A DRAG SHOW.
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Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 6, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bowers - Feb 5, 2025 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: C.Mitchell, Rankin, Long, Oremus, Gibson, Burns, Edgerton - Jan 16, 2025 · House
Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vaughan - Jan 14, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Jan 14, 2025 · House
Introduced and read first time - Dec 5, 2024 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Dec 5, 2024 · House
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