South Carolina bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
South Carolina S 28
AI Child Abuse
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hutto (Democratic)
- Reichenbach (Republican)
- Goldfinch (Republican)
- Leber (Republican)
- Jackson (Democratic)
- Alexander (Republican)
- Rice (Republican)
- Fernandez (Republican)
- Campsen (Republican)
- Chaplin (Republican)
- Devine (Democratic)
- Adams (Republican)
- Young (Republican)
- Garrett (Republican)
- Elliott (Republican)
- Turner (Republican)
- Ott (Democratic)
- Graham (Democratic)
- Sutton (Democratic)
- Cromer (Republican)
- Verdin (Republican)
- Kennedy (Republican)
- Climer (Republican)
- Zell (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the South Carolina legislature· description
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-390 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF OBSCENE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, DEFINE TERMS, AND ESTABLISH PENALTIES; BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-430, RELATING TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, SO AS TO ADD THE OFFENSE OF OBSCENE VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE TO THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 23-3-462, RELATING TO TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES. - RATIFIED TITLE
Text versions
- Filed
- 05/08/2025
- 05/06/2025
- 05/02/2025
- 05/01/2025
- 04/30/2025
- 02/13/2025
- 02/12/2025
- 02/11/2025
- 02/06/2025
- 02/05/2025-A
- 02/05/2025
- 12/11/2024
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2025 House | Concur in Senate Amendments | fail | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| May 8, 2025 Senate | to adopt the conference report | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| May 8, 2025 House | Adopt Conference Report | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| May 6, 2025 Senate | to adopt amendment | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| May 1, 2025 House | Passage of Bill | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Feb 18, 2025 Senate | 3rd Reading | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Feb 13, 2025 Senate | to lay on the table | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
| Feb 13, 2025 Senate | 2nd Reading | pass | Set your home in South Carolina to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2025 · Legislature
Act No. 57 - May 27, 2025 · Legislature
Effective date 05/22/25 - May 22, 2025 · Legislature
Signed By Governor - May 20, 2025 · Legislature
Ratified R 82 - May 8, 2025 · House
Ordered enrolled for ratification - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-43 Nays-0 - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Conference report adopted - May 8, 2025 · House
Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-1 - May 8, 2025 · House
Conference report adopted - May 8, 2025 · House
Conference committee appointed T Moore, Wetmore, McCabe - May 8, 2025 · Senate
Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Kimbrell, Adams - May 8, 2025 · House
Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-107 - May 8, 2025 · House
Non-concurrence in Senate amendment - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0 - May 6, 2025 · Senate
Returned to House with amendments - May 6, 2025 · Senate
House amendment amended - May 2, 2025 · House
Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments - May 2, 2025 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - May 1, 2025 · House
Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day - May 1, 2025 · House
Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 - May 1, 2025 · House
Read second time - May 1, 2025 · House
Amended - Apr 30, 2025 · House
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Feb 19, 2025 · House
Introduced and read first time - Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-0 - Feb 18, 2025 · Senate
Read third time and sent to House - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0 - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Read second time - Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Amended - Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Amended - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Amended - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Committee Amendment Adopted - Feb 6, 2025 · Legislature
Scrivener's error corrected - Feb 5, 2025 · Senate
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary - Jan 17, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Subcommittee: Adams (ch), Reichenbach, Devine, Kennedy, Stubbs - Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Jan 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced and read first time - Dec 11, 2024 · Senate
Referred to Committee on Judiciary - Dec 11, 2024 · Senate
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