H 3859 South Carolina House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

Electronic dissemination of commercial recordings or audiovisual works

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 77 TO TITLE 39 SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO OWNS OR OPERATES A WEBSITE DEALING IN ELECTRONIC DISSEMINATION OF THIRD-PARTY COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS OR AUDIOVISUAL WORKS SHALL MAKE CERTAIN DISCLOSURES, TO PROVIDE FOR A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION, TO PROVIDE THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO STATE AND FEDERAL CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS CONSTITUTE AN UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICE. - ratified title

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Signed into Law

Apr 2022

Introduced Feb 9, 2021 Signed Apr 25, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2022 · House Mar 10, 2022

How they voted

40–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 44

Apr 7, 2022

D Democratic14

13 Yea 1

92% Yea

I Independent1

0% Nay

R Republican29

27 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2022

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Read third time and enrolled

upper

Apr 7, 2022

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (40-0-4)

senate

Mar 29, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Mar 15, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

upper

Mar 15, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Mar 10, 2022

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 10, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (108-0-11)

house

Mar 9, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors