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
89–5
Passed · 24 other
Total votes 118
Apr 3, 2025
D
Democratic32
50% Yea
R
Republican86
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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
April Cromer
RRepublican
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Bill Taylor
RRepublican
P
Brandon Cox
RRepublican
P
Brandon Guffey
RRepublican
P
Brian Lawson
RRepublican
P
Carl Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Carla Schuessler
RRepublican
P
Chris Wooten
RRepublican
P
Cody Mitchell
RRepublican
P
Daniel Gibson
RRepublican
P
David Vaughan
RRepublican
P
David Weeks
DDemocratic
P
Don Chapman
RRepublican
P
Gilda Cobb-Hunter
DDemocratic
P
Harriet Holman
RRepublican
P
Jeff Bradley
RRepublican
P
Jerry Govan
DDemocratic
P
John McCravy
RRepublican
P
Josiah Magnuson
RRepublican
P
Lee Gilreath
RRepublican
P
Luke Rankin
RRepublican
P
Mark Smith
RRepublican
P
Mark Willis
RRepublican
P
Melissa Oremus
RRepublican
P
Mike Burns
RRepublican
P
Paul Wickensimer
RRepublican
P
Robert Williams
DDemocratic
P
Rosalyn Henderson-Myers
DDemocratic
P
Sarita Edgerton
RRepublican
P
Shannon Erickson
RRepublican
P
Steven Long
RRepublican
P
Sylleste Davis
RRepublican
P
Tiffany Spann-Wilder
DDemocratic
P
Tommy Pope
RRepublican
P
Travis Moore
RRepublican
P
Wendell Gilliard
DDemocratic
P
Weston Newton
RRepublican
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