H 3424STATE · South CarolinaIntroduced

Child Online Safety Act

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 37-1-310 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMERCIAL ENTITY THAT PUBLISHES CERTAIN OBSCENE MATERIAL ONLINE MAY BE HELD LIABLE FOR CERTAIN DAMAGES, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A COMMERCIAL ENTITY TO MAKE A PORNOGRAPHIC WEBSITE AVAILABLE TO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER EQUITABLE RELIEF. - RATIFIED TITLE

Voted: 5/29/2024

How representatives voted

355 yea·3 nay·50 other

Action history

  • 5/29/2024Effective date 05/21/24
  • 5/29/2024Act No. 198
  • 5/21/2024Signed By Governor
  • 5/15/2024Ratified R 206
  • 5/9/2024Roll call Yeas-100 Nays-1
  • 5/9/2024Read third time and returned to House with amendments
  • 5/9/2024Senate amendment amended
  • 5/9/2024Returned to Senate with amendments
  • 5/9/2024Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
  • 5/8/2024Read second time