H 3045 South Carolina House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Obscene visual representations of child sexual abuse

Summary
A BILL 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 NECESSARY 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 CLARIFY POSSIBLE TERMINATION REQUIREMENTS AND INCLUDE TIER I AND TIER II DESIGNATIONS FOR OUT-OF-STATE OR FEDERAL CONVICTIONS.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025
Floor votes · House Apr 3, 2025

How they voted

895
Passed · 24 other
Total votes 118
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic32
16 Yea 5 Nay 11
50% Yea
R Republican86
73 Yea 13
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
29
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Dec 5, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Judiciary
lower
38 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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