H 3583 South Carolina House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Gavin's Law, Sextortion

Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ENACTING "GAVIN'S LAW" BY ADDING SECTION 16-15-430 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSES OF "SEXUAL EXTORTION" AND "AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXTORTION", TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS. - RATIFIED TITLE

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

May 2023

Introduced Jan 10, 2023 Signed May 18, 2023

Floor votes · Senate May 11, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023

How they voted

43–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 46

May 11, 2023

D Democratic15

15 Yea

100% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican30

27 Yea 3

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

May 18, 2023

Signed into law

Signed By Governor

legislature

May 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled

lower

May 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

Read third time and returned to House with amendments

upper

May 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee Amendment Adopted

upper

May 11, 2023

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (43-0-3)

senate

May 9, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

upper

May 3, 2023

Committee

Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Matthews, Rice, Senn, Adams

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Read third time and sent to Senate

lower

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 26, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (111-0-11)

house

Apr 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

Jan 10, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and read first time

lower

Dec 15, 2022

Committee

Referred to Committee on Judiciary

lower

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